Morten Dahlin | |
Office: | Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs |
Term Start: | 23 November 2023 |
Primeminister: | Mette Frederiksen |
Predecessor: | Louise Schack Elholm |
Office1: | Member of the Folketing |
Termstart1: | 5 June 2019 |
Constituency1: | Zealand |
Birth Date: | 1 May 1989 |
Birth Place: | Hvidovre, Denmark |
Party: | Venstre |
Morten Dahlin (born 1 May 1989) is a Danish politician who serves a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election.[1]
Since 2023, Dahlin has been serving as minister for ecclesiastical affairs, rural districts and Nordic cooperation in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.[2]
Dahlin was elected into the municipal council of Greve Municipality at the 2017 Danish local elections.[3]
Dahlin first ran for parliament in the 2015 general election, where he received 2,986 votes. This was not enough for a seat in parliament, although he became the primary substitute for Venstre in the Zealand constituency. He was not called upon during the 2015-2019 term however. He ran again in the 2019 election, where he was elected with 6,471 votes.[4] [5]