Helge Dohrmann
Helge Dohrmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 February 1939 Stepping, Denmark |
| Died | 19 September 1989 (aged 50) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Political party | Progress Party |
Helge Dohrmann (1939–1989) was a Danish politician who was one of the leading figures of the Progress Party. He was a long-term member of the Danish Parliament where he represented the party from 1973 to his death in 1989.
Biography[edit]
Dohrmann was born in Stepping on 22 February 1939.[1] He worked as a contractor.[1] He was elected to the parliament for the Progress Party from Southern Jutland region in December 1973 and served as a deputy until his death.[1][2] In 1983 Dohrmann played a significant role in the continuation of the Danish cabinet led by Poul Schlüter.[3] Schlüter and Dohrmann met at a Copenhagen restaurant named Rio Bravo where they reached an agreement about an upcoming law on children which has been known as the Rio Bravo settlement in the Danish political history.[3] During this period Dohrmann was the leader of the parliamentary group of Progress Party.[3][4] Although the party leader was Pia Kjærsgaard, she shared the party leadership with Dohrmann until 1988 during which the party significantly increased its support.[4] Its support decreased from 1988 when Kjærsgaard became the sole leader of the party.[4]
Dohrmann died on 19 September 1989.[1][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Helge Dohrmann (FP)" (in Danish). Folketinget. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Members. Helge Dohrmann". Folketinget. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Rio Bravo Forliget" (in Danish). Rio Bravo. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Karina Kosiara-Pedersen (2019). "Change and stability How the party leaderships of the Danish Progress Party and Danish People's Party organized". Polish Political Science Review. 7 (2): 66–67. doi:10.2478/ppsr-2019-0004. S2CID 210075269.
- ^ "Fremskridtspartiet". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi (in Danish).
- 1939 births
- 1989 deaths
- Progress Party (Denmark) politicians
- Members of the Folketing 1973–1975
- 20th-century Danish businesspeople
- Members of the Folketing 1975–1977
- Members of the Folketing 1977–1979
- Members of the Folketing 1979–1981
- Members of the Folketing 1981–1984
- Members of the Folketing 1984–1987
- Members of the Folketing 1987–1988
- Members of the Folketing 1988–1990