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Kaare Dybvad

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Kaare Dybvad
Dybvad in 2023
Minister for Immigration and Integration
Assumed office
2 May 2022
Prime MinisterMette Frederiksen
Preceded byMattias Tesfaye
Minister for Housing
In office
27 June 2019 – 2 May 2022
Prime MinisterMette Frederiksen
Preceded byOle Birk Olesen
Succeeded byChristian Rabjerg Madsen
Minister for the Interior
In office
21 January 2021 – 2 May 2022
Prime MinisterMette Frederiksen
Preceded byAstrid Krag
Succeeded byChristian Rabjerg Madsen
Member of the Folketing
Assumed office
18 June 2015
ConstituencyZealand
Personal details
Born (1984-08-05) 5 August 1984 (age 40)
Holbæk, Denmark
Political partySocial Democrats

Kaare Dybvad Bek (born 5 August 1984) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2015 Danish general election. He has been the Minister for Immigration and Integration since 2022, the Minister for Building and Housing from 2019 to 2022 and Minister of the Interior from 2021 to 2022.[1]

Dybvad was born in Holbæk to Jens Juul Dybvad Olesen and Dorte Simonsen, and is married to Maiken Bek. [2]

Political career

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He was elected member of Folketinget for the Social Democrats from 2015. He was appointed Minister for Building and Housing in the Frederiksen Cabinet from 27 June 2019. In a reshuffle on 21 January 2021 Dybvad also became the Minister of the Interior.[3][4]

In 2024 during major international e-sports event he issued a statement expressing his belief that Russian athletes should be banned from international sports events. However, he also noted that Denmark should adhere to current European regulations.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Ft.dk "Kaare Dybvad" Retrieved 2 February 2021
  2. ^ Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget). Accessed on 3 July 2019.
  3. ^ Deleuran Müller, Thea (27 June 2019). "Danmarks nye regering er nu på plads: Se hele Mette Frederiksens ministerhold her". dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Kaare Dybvad bliver indenrigsminister og Astrid Krag ældreminister". Berlingske.dk. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  5. ^ Tidemann, Daniel; Springer, William Alkærsig (19 March 2024). "18 russiske atleter render i disse dage rundt i København: Nu kræver partier strammere visumregler midt under verdensomspændende turnering". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. ^ Brandstrup, Anders Frost. "Minister for Culture of Denmark: Russian Athletes Shouldn't Compete in Copenhagen | Pley.gg". pley.gg. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Housing
2019-
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Minister of the Interior
2021-
Succeeded by
Incumbent