Christian Rabjerg Madsen

Christian Rabjerg Madsen (born 24 March 1986) is a Danish politician, who has served as Minister of the Interior and Housing since 2022. He has been a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party since 2015.

Christian Rabjerg Madsen
Minister for Interior and Housing
Assumed office
2 May 2022
Prime MinisterMette Frederiksen
Preceded byKaare Dybvad
Member of the Folketing
Assumed office
18 June 2015
ConstituencySouth Jutland
Personal details
Born (1986-03-14) 14 March 1986 (age 38)
Silkeborg, Denmark
Political partySocial Democrats

Political career

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In autumn 2013, Madsen's tour of the country with Ahmed Akkari debating on the topic of Islamism led to disturbances including stone-throwing.[1]

Madsen was elected into parliament in the 2015 Danish general election, where he received 5,201 votes. He was reelected in 2019 with 6,319 votes.[2][3]

Personal life

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In June 2014, Madsen married Anne Brink Pedersen. They have two children together.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Søren Lissner, "Christian Rabjerg Madsen: Det er klart, at jeg bliver utryg" Archived 2014-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, Jyllands-Posten, 29 October 2013 (in Danish)
  2. ^ "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 18. juni 2015". Dst.dk. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019". Dst.dk. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Bryllup: Anne Brink Pedersen og Christian Rabjerg Madsen", JydskeVestkysten, 27 June 2014 (in Danish) (registration required).
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