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26-591: The party was founded in June 2022 by Inger Støjberg who had served variously as the minister for immigration , housing and gender equality in the Folketing for the Venstre party before she was impeached for misconduct in office after separating families in migrant centres and was accused of party disloyalty. According to Støjberg, her new movement would be a right-wing party with a strict immigration policy , but at

52-602: A majority in the Folketing voted that the sentence means that she is no longer worthy of sitting in the Folketing and she therefore immediately lost her seat. In June 2022, Støjberg founded Denmark Democrats - Inger Støjberg . Støjberg grew up as the daughter of a housewife and a farmer near the village of Hjerk in Salling . In 1993, she graduated from Morsø Gymnasium school in Nykøbing Mors . In 1995, she finished

78-525: A one-year higher commerce exam at the Viborg School of Business in Viborg and a year later at the same school, she began a one-year study course in economic communication. In 1999, she graduated with a degree in communications management from the (now defunct) InformationsAkademiet and joined Viborg Bladet newspaper as a trainee reporter before becoming an editor for the paper in 2001. She later left

104-577: A statement which claimed that Støjberg comments were her own and did not represent the views of the country's government. Bus companies also distanced themselves from Støjberg's comments. Arriva, which runs a number of bus routes in Denmark, reported that it had never had any accidents involving drivers who were fasting. Støjberg has repeatedly been questioned regarding a decree from 2016, when she separated couples in refugee centres, where one or both persons were minors, some of them with children. The decree

130-617: A tightening of Danish asylum law which came into force 1 September 2015, and which, among other things, limited the provision of social services for asylum seekers. According to Støjberg, it should be unattractive for asylum seekers to travel into Denmark. Støjberg created controversy by starting an advertising campaign warning against applying for asylum in Denmark. Ads were posted in Lebanese newspapers, with plans on posting them in asylum seekers' homes in ten different languages and distributing them via social media. Moreover, particularly in

156-460: Is right-wing populist , anti-immigration , and eurosceptic , while the party has also been described as far-right . In the interview in which party founder Inger Støjberg announced her leadership of the party, she stated: "I think that what is missing is a borgerlig [bourgeois or middle-class] party that takes care of the interests of the majority of people. And that has a clear view of everything that goes on outside of Copenhagen . I think that

182-529: Is a Danish ministerial office. The office was created by Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen on 27 November 2001 when he formed the Cabinet of Anders Fogh Rasmussen I after the 2001 Danish parliamentary election , in which refugees , immigration , and integration of people from non- western countries had been important issues. One of the stated goals of the Anders Fogh cabinet, and especially

208-742: Is subject to. On 2 February 2021 the Folketing voted in a 141-30 (90 needed for majority) vote in favour of initiating an impeachment trial in the Danish Court of Impeachment against Støjberg. Støjberg is formally accused of unlawful misconduct and maladministration of office, pursuant to the Minister Accountability Act and the European Convention on Human Rights ( Article 8 ), by illegally separating couples in refugee centres, where one or both persons were minors, some of them with children. Støjberg

234-678: The European Union (EU) on Denmark and wants to further decentralize power to regions outside of the capital. It also wants to increase funding for the police and calls for compulsory policies for immigrants to adapt to Danish culture. In an updated policy platform, the Denmark Democrats stated its objectives to be removing all EU influence on Danish pension, tax and maternity leave policies, tougher regulation on car leasing companies, tax deductions for workers who commute above certain distances, removing VAT on energy bills, changes to

260-544: The Folketing for the Danish People's Party (DPP) but had since become independents before joining the party. Skaarup was admitted as a member on 28 July 2022, giving the party its first seat in the Folketing. In August 2022, nine local councilors defected to the party, including former local members of the Conservative People's Party . In the 2022 Danish general election held on 1 November 2022,

286-416: The 2016 instruction from her ministry to separate couples in refugee centres . After Støjberg had said that she did not support an impeachment process against herself, Ellemann-Jensen had asked her to resign. He furthermore claimed she had previously been disloyal to the party line. In February 2021, Støjberg left Venstre. Subsequently, in June 2022, she founded the party Denmark Democrats . Støjberg led

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312-466: The 50th tightening of immigration law during her tenure as Minister for Immigration with a cake that she photographed and published on Facebook. Støjberg was directly involved in a controversial application of the Aliens Act being used to criminalize non-Danish professors who spoke or wrote publicly, being interpreted as a violation of their work visas. In May 2018, Støjberg published a post through

338-469: The Anglophone sphere, the " Jewelry law ", which was introduced under Støjberg, and which decreed that asylum seekers already at the border give up a part of their valuables as a pledge for later service costs was critically reported on, in connection to which comparisons to Nazism were also made by commentators. In March 2017, Støjberg again attracted international media attention when she celebrated

364-505: The Danish Parliament from the 2001 elections to 2021, she was a member of the liberal Venstre party until 4 February 2021, but left after a majority of the party's MPs voted to impeach her for an order she gave while serving as minister for immigration. On 13 December that year, she was convicted of separating asylum seeker families in which at least one spouse was under 18, and sentenced to 60 days in prison. On 21 December,

390-701: The Danish education system to encourage more vocational training, and reforms and cuts to Denmark's foreign aid and government funded arts budgets. Inger St%C3%B8jberg Inger Beinov Støjberg (born 16 March 1973) is a Danish politician, businesswoman and former reporter who served as a government minister in the Danish Parliament . Støjberg served as the minister for gender equality from 2009 to 2010, as minister for employment between 2010 and 2011, and as minister for immigration, integration and housing between June 2015 and June 2019. A member of

416-409: The Danish tabloid BT , saying that Muslims fasting during Ramadan should take leave from work "to avoid negative consequences for the rest of Danish society." Støjberg cited bus drivers as an example of workers whose performance could be negatively affected by abstaining from food and drink. Her comments provoked a backlash from other Danish politicians. A spokeswoman for the Danish government issued

442-406: The connecting lines between Copenhagen and the rest of Denmark are becoming weak." She also stated one of the main focuses of the party would be to review Denmark's immigration policy. On its website and early policy brief, the party seeks to improve conditions for the elderly, young people, and small and medium-sized companies. It also aims to combat what it describes as overbearing bureaucracy from

468-513: The head of government Anders Fogh Rasmussen transferred to a new role in NATO , Støjberg became, in April 2009, minister of employment and minister of gender equality, succeeding Claus Hjort Frederiksen in the post. In 2010, the ministries were restructured and Støjberg was, until the electoral defeat of the conservative camp in 2011, only minister of employment. In the opposition, Støjberg became one of

494-412: The leading public voices of her party and occupied from 2014 to the electoral victory in 2015 the post of spokesperson for Venstre. She also served as the minister for immigration and integration between June 2015 and 2019. In December 2020, Støjberg resigned as vice chair of Venstre following a request by Jakob Ellemann-Jensen , the chair. Venstre had previously supported impeaching Støjberg, following

520-476: The parliament. With the electoral victory of her party in 2001, then headed by Anders Fogh Rasmussen , she entered parliament. Since 2005, Støjberg has been a member of the Venstre party management. From 2005 to 2007, she was deputy faction chairwoman in the Folketing. From 2007 to 2022, she represented the electoral district of Western Jutland. From 2007 to 2009, Støjberg was a spokesperson for Venstre. After

546-533: The party won 8.1% of the vote and 14 seats, making them the fifth largest party in the Folketing along with the Liberal Alliance . The party is positioned on the right-wing of the political spectrum . Media commentators have described the party as deriving its name and policy ideas from the neighbouring successes of the Sweden Democrats . Journalist Theodoros Benakis opined that the party

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572-519: The role and founded her own communications consultancy business Støjberg Kommunikation. In 2013, Støjberg received a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Aalborg . Støjberg was first elected to office as a member of the city council of Viborg Municipality , a position she occupied from 1994 to 2002. Additionally, she served as chairman of Liberalt Oplysnings Forbund (LOF) from 1996 to 1999. In 1999, she first ran for

598-512: The time of its founding there was no actual party platform . In July, the party was formally registered after obtaining the necessary voter declarations on 1 July, eight days after the party was founded. That same month, Members of the Folketing Peter Skaarup , Jens Henrik Thulesen Dahl , Bent Bøgsted , and Hans Kristian Skibby announced that they wished to join the Denmark Democrats. These four were originally elected to

624-835: Was collected for the benefit of women and children in Darfur . The money was handed over on 19 April 2007 to the Norwegian Church's Aid at a fundraising concert in Børsen . In 2008, she married the long-time editor of Berlingske Jesper Beinov, who since 2016 is employed as a consultant of the Danish Ministry of Finance. Having no children, the couple divorced in 2012. She lives in Hadsund . Minister for Immigration, Integration and Housing of Denmark Minister for Integration ( Danish : Integrationsminister )

650-465: Was convicted on 13 December 2021 and sentenced to 60 days in prison. As a result, she lost her seat in the Folketing and was replaced by Gitte Willumsen  [ da ] . In 2004, Støjberg published an official biography of the North Jutlandic pop duo Sussi og Leo. Støjberg was also an organizer of the charity fundraiser "We remember Darfur" in which more than 300,000 Danish krone

676-864: Was illegal, and violated the Convention on the Rights of the Child , and Støjberg lied about it in Folketinget, the Danish parliament. Afterwards, she failed to report relevant details to the Parliamentary Ombudsman . A parliamentary committee probe was launched in January 2020. The committee investigated whether Støjberg violated the Convention on the Rights of the Child or the European Convention on Human Rights , both of which Denmark

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