Peter Skaarup

Peter Skaarup (1 May 1964) is a Danish politician and a member of the Danish People's Party. Skaarup has served in the Danish Folketing since 11 March 1998 and has been parliamentary leader since 27 September 2012.[1][2]

Peter Skaarup
Peter Skaarup, October 2011
Born (1964-05-01) 1 May 1964
Aarhus, Denmark
NationalityDanish
OccupationPolitician

Career

Peter Skaarup grew up in the Aarhus suburb Brabrand. His father was the retired photo technician Hans Skaarup and former member of Folketing Birthe Skaarup. He graduated from Aarhus Cathedral School in 1982 and then worked as technical consultant for the Danish railway's travel division from 1986 to 1990. In 1990 he also became party secretary of the political party Fremskridtspartiet but in 1995 he left to help co-found Dansk Folkeparti where he worked as secretary chief until 1998. By the end of the 1990s he also became a member of a number of organizations such as Østerbro local council, Dansk Udenrigspolitisk Institut, Copenhagen Capacity, Københavns Borgerrepræsentation, Danish People's Party board and been a board member of Ørestadsselskabet.[1][3]

Skaarup was elected to Folketinget at the 1998 Danish general election and from 1998 to 2012 he was the vice-chairman of the Danish People's Party. He has been the president of the Folketinget's Committee for Law and vice-chairman of Folketinget's Committee for Transportation. SKaarup was for a number of years the official speaker on issues related to foreigners and immigrants, before he became speaker of law.[1]

Political stances

Skaarup supports immigrant repatriation from Denmark.[4] He has advocated for the voluntary return of migrants "struggling to adapt to Danish society".[5] He has stated that immigrants from outside of the European Union, and specifically "Nordic countries",[6] were the main concern, and has clarified that the Danish government should be targeting "nationals from non-Western countries".[7]

Personal life

Skaarup is married to the veterinary nurse Therese Skaarup.

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References
  1. "Peter Skaarup" (in Danish). Gyldendal's ENcyclopedia Den Store Danske. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget). Accessed on 29 June 2019.
  3. "Peter Skaarup" (in Danish). Danish People's Party. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  4. "Denmark offers immigrants $21,000 to leave country". Edmonton Journal. November 10, 2009.
  5. "Denmark offers immigrants £12,000 to return home". The Telegraph. November 10, 2009.
  6. "Denmark offers immigrants €13K to return home". RTÉ Ireland. November 10, 2009.
  7. "Denmark urges immigrants 'Home' for cash". Arab Times. November 11, 2009.
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