Simon Emil Ammitzbøll
Encyclopedia
Simon Emil Ammitzbøll is a Danish
politician, and member of the Parliament of Denmark.
(Right wing centre).
On 13 October 2008 he left the Social Liberal Party
, which he had represented in parliament since the Danish parliamentary election, 2005
.
On 6 January 2009 the incorporation of Borgerligt Centrum was announced.
On 16 June 2009, he announced that he had joined Liberal Alliance and dissolved Borgerligt Centrum. The dissolution was strongly contested by those members of the board who did not follow him in leaving the party.
He is notable for being the only Danish member of parliament to have been member of three different parties in less than a year.
On 17 July 2009 the Copenhagen Police confirmed that they had begun af criminal investigation into several matters concerning the actions of Simon Emil Ammitzbøll; particularly the status of the party funds and membership register.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
politician, and member of the Parliament of Denmark.
Political history
On 10 October 2008 he and a number of followers founded the party Borgerligt CentrumBorgerligt Centrum
Borgerligt Centrum is a Danish political party founded on 6 January, 2009, by MP Simon Emil Ammitzbøll, a former member of the Social Liberal Party...
(Right wing centre).
On 13 October 2008 he left the Social Liberal Party
Det Radikale Venstre
The Danish Social Liberal Party is a social liberal political party in Denmark. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party.-Origin:...
, which he had represented in parliament since the Danish parliamentary election, 2005
Danish parliamentary election, 2005
Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 8 February 2005. Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen's Venstre retained the largest number of seats in parliament. The governing coalition between the Venstre and the Conservative People's Party remained intact, with the Danish People's Party...
.
On 6 January 2009 the incorporation of Borgerligt Centrum was announced.
On 16 June 2009, he announced that he had joined Liberal Alliance and dissolved Borgerligt Centrum. The dissolution was strongly contested by those members of the board who did not follow him in leaving the party.
He is notable for being the only Danish member of parliament to have been member of three different parties in less than a year.
Controversy
The remaining board members of the Borgerligt Centrum initiated legal proceedings against Simon Emil Ammitzbøll. They argued that he had violated a number of party by-laws. His attempt to dissolve the party had been exercised through coercion and without observing the articles of association. The party is still active with new leadership.On 17 July 2009 the Copenhagen Police confirmed that they had begun af criminal investigation into several matters concerning the actions of Simon Emil Ammitzbøll; particularly the status of the party funds and membership register.