Kristian Pihl Lorentzen (born 19 May 1961 in Silkeborg) is a Danish politician and author, who is a former member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2005 Danish general election.[1]
Kristian Pihl Lorentzen | |
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.jpg) Portrait of Kristian Pihl Lorentzen | |
| Member of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 8 February 2005 | |
| Constituency | West Jutland (from 2007) Viborg (2005—2007) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1961 Silkeborg, Denmark |
| Political party | Venstre |
Political career
Lorentzen sat in the municipal council of Kjellerup Municipality from 1993 to 2006. After 2006 the municipality was merged with Gjern, Silkeborg and Them, municipalities to form the new Silkeborg Municipality.[2]
Lorentzen was first elected into parliament at the 2005 election and was reelected in 2007. He was elected again in 2011, where he received 9,488personal votes. In 2015 he was reelected with 7,768 votes and in 2019 with 6,963 votes.[3][4][5]
Honours and decorations
Bibliography
- Stop trafikal egoisme (2020, co-author)
- På sporet af Danmark ‒ Jernbanen før, nu og i fremtiden (2013)
- Hvor der er vilje, er der vej ‒ Transportpolitiske visioner for Danmark (2010)