Morten Dahlin

Morten Dahlin (born 1 May 1989) is a Danish politician who serves a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election.^[1]

Morten Dahlin
Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 November 2023
Prime Minister	Mette Frederiksen
Preceded by	Louise Schack Elholm
Member of the Folketing
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 June 2019
Constituency	Zealand
Personal details
Born	(1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 (age 36) Hvidovre, Denmark
Political party	Venstre

Since 2023, Dahlin has been serving as minister for ecclesiastical affairs, rural districts and Nordic cooperation in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.^[2]

Political career

Dahlin was elected into the municipal council of Greve Municipality at the 2017 Danish local elections.^[3]

Dahlin first ran for parliament in the 2015 general election, where he received 2,986 votes. This was not enough for a seat in parliament, although he became the primary substitute for Venstre in the Zealand constituency. He was not called upon during the 2015-2019 term however. He ran again in the 2019 election, where he was elected with 6,471 votes.^[4][5]

External links

• Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)