Ibrahim Benli
Danish politician (born 1979)
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Ibrahim Benli (born 1 January 1979) is a Danish politician and Member of the Folketing. A member of the Red–Green Alliance, he has represented Greater Copenhagen since March 2026.[1]
Ibrahim Benli | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | Greater Copenhagen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1979 Ankara, Turkey |
| Party | Red–Green Alliance |
Benli was born on 1 January 1979 in Bomsoz, Ankara.[2][3][4] He is of Kurdish origin and moved to Denmark as a young man in 2000.[4][5][6] He has been a member of the municipal council in Herlev since 2018.[7] He was elected to the Folketing at the 2026 general election.[8][9]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Personal votes |
Total votes |
Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 local[10] | Herlev Municipality | Red–Green Alliance | 272 | Elected | ||
| 2019 general[11] | Greater Copenhagen | Red–Green Alliance | 1,587 | 3,921 | Not elected | |
| 2021 local[12] | Herlev Municipality | Red–Green Alliance | 355 | Elected | ||
| 2022 general[13] | Copenhagen | Red–Green Alliance | 1,052 | 3,903 | Not elected | |
| 2024 European[14] | Denmark | Red–Green Alliance | 4,212 | Not elected | ||
| 2025 local[15] | Herlev Municipality | Red–Green Alliance | 415 | Elected | ||
| 2026 general[16] | Greater Copenhagen | Red–Green Alliance | 2,740 | 5,230 | Elected | |
