Anders Vistisen

Anders Primdahl Vistisen (born 12 November 1987) is a Danish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Denmark. He is a member of the Danish People's Party.

Anders Vistisen
Vistisen in 2023
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
22 November 2022
ConstituencyDenmark
In office
1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019
ConstituencyDenmark
Personal details
Born (1987-11-12) 12 November 1987
Vridsted, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
Political partyDanish People's Party
Alma materUniversity of Berlin
Websitewww.stemanders.dk

He was the national chairman of the youth section of the party in the period 2012–2015. In 2014 he was elected as member of the European Parliament for Denmark as a representative for European Conservatives and Reformists.[1]

On 1 March 2018 Vistisen was one of three Danish MEPs who voted against a motion to encourage national parliaments to ban "gay conversion therapies".[2]

In 2019 European Parliament election the Danish People's Party lost more than half of their votes and two of their three seats, including Vistisen's.[3]

On 22 November 2022 he became member of the parliament once again.

He is set to represent the Identity and Democracy Party in the transnational 2024 European Parliament election debates.

References
  1. "Kandidater til Europa-Parlamentsvalget i Danmark den 25. maj 2014". European Parliament. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. "Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2016 - VoteWatch Europe". term8.votewatch.eu.dead link, archived at [https://web.archive.org/web/20190808063557/https://term8.votewatch.eu/en/term8-situation-of-fundamental-rights-in-the-eu-in-2016-motion-for-resolution-after-paragraph-63-amendment-2.html
  3. "European election's winners and losers". politico.eu. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.


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