The Social Democratic Party

Our Party

For 150 years, the Social Democrats have fought to create the Denmark we have today. A country with freedom, equality, and solidarity. A country with social cohesion, where we trust one another. A country that provides a strong foundation for a happy life. In our opinion: the best country in the world. The Social Democrats focusses on promoting democratic socialism, global equality, international solidarity, and security.

Louis Pio, Harald Brix and Paul Geleff established the party in the autumn of 1871 as a part of the international workers’ movement. In 1924, the Danish Social Democratic Party became the largest party and had their first period of government with Thorvald Stauning as Prime Minister. Ever since the party has influenced Danish society and the emergence and maintenance of the Danish welfare state.

The Social Democratic Party is the biggest Danish party at the local level, regional level and national level in parliament. In addition, the party has 3 out of 14 Danish seats in the European Parliament. The leadership of the party consist of a party leader, two deputy party leaders and one secretary general. The party leader is Mette Frederiksen, who is also the current prime minister of Denmark. The Deputy Party Leaders is Marie Stærke and Mogens Jensen, and the Secretary General is Lasse Ryberg.

The Executive Committee is responsible for the party's political and organizational development and activities between congresses. The Executive Committee consists of the congress-elected leadership, 16 members elected in the regions, as well as representatives from the Social Democratic Youth (DSU), the parliamentary group, the Danish Social Democratic group in the European Parliament, and the Social Democratic groups in the Danish Regions and the Association of Municipalities.

At the latest election in November 2022, the Danish Social Democratic Party once again became Denmark’s largest party with 27.5 percent of all votes and 50 out of 179 mandates of Parliament. The Social Democratic Party consists of nearly 27.000 members divided in 245 party branches, organized in 98 municipalities, 92 assemblies and 5 regions. The members participate in election campaigns and supports the work in the party.