The (
Political Party . Until
1915 it was known as '''Højre''' (''Right'').
The party has participated in several
Coalition Government s, but only one
Prime Minister (''statsminister'' in Danish),
Poul Schlüter , has come from this party, serving from
1982 to
1993 .
The youth branch of the Conservative People's Party, albeit an independent organisation, is
Conservative Youth , the oldest youth organisation in Denmark, founded in December 1904, and believed to be one of the oldest in the world, preceding the Conservative People's Party with 10 years. The student branch is
Conservative Students , likewise an independent organisation, which has branches on all Danish Universities.
Since 2001, the Conservative People's Party has been the junior partner in a coalition government lead by ''
Venstre '' (Left). The Conservative People's Party is currently led by
Bendt Bendtsen , who serves as Minister of Trade and Industry as well as Deputy Prime Minister.
The party is a member of the
European People's Party (EPP). In the
2004 Election for the
European Parliament ,
Gitte Seeberg won a seat for the party and was a member of the
EPP-ED group, but left the Conservatives on
7 May 2007 to become one of the founders of the
Denmark .
In the
2005 Elections for the ''
Folketing '' (Danish national parliament), the Conservative People's Party gained 18 seats, an increase of two, winning 10.3% of the vote. In that election, it came fourth, behind ''
Venstre '', the
Social Democrats and the
Danish People's Party .
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