Carl Andersen (politician)

Carl Andersen
Member of the Folketing
Assumed office
16 July 2024
Preceded byHenrik Dahl
ConstituencySouth Jutland
Chairman of Liberal Alliance's Youth
In office
13 March 2018 – 23 February 2019
Preceded bySoren Nielsen
Succeeded bySigne Bøgevald Hansen
Deputy Chairman of the Liberal Alliance's Youth
In office
29 February 2017 – 13 March 2018
Preceded byAmanda M. Madsen
Succeeded byAndreas Rohde
City Council Member of Vejen Municipality
In office
1 January 2014 – 30 July 2016
Personal details
Born (1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 29)
South Jutland
Political partyLiberal Alliance
EducationUniversity of Copenhagen

Carl Andersen (born 27 January 1995) is a Danish politician who has been a member of the People's Parliament for the Liberal Alliance in the South Jutland since July 2024. He took office on 16 July 2024 as a deputy for Henrik Dahl[1] who had been elected to the European Parliament at the 2024 European Parliament election in Denmark.[2]

Carl Andersen was chairman of the Liberal Alliances Ungdom 2018–19, where he was ousted after accusations of not having handled the investigation of allegations of sexual abuse in the youth party satisfactorily.[3][4] In addition, he is city council member for the party in Vejen Municipality and since 2018 member of the Liberal Alliance's Main Board.

  1. ^ "Referat af 105. møde, Tirsdag den 25. juni 2024 kl. 13.00" (PDF). Folketingstidende, Appendix F (in Danish). 25 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  2. ^ "Europa-parlamentsvalg søndag 9. juni 2024: Resultater – hele landet" (in Danish). Danmarks Statistik. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  3. ^ "Liberal Alliances Ungdom skifter formand efter sager om overgreb". altinget.dk (in Danish). 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  4. ^ "Vidnesbyrd om overgreb i LAU: »Han satte sig på mig og tog kvælertag«". berlingske.dk (in Danish). 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2024-08-28.