Andreas Weidinger (politician)

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Andreas Weidinger
Andreas Weidinger in 2018
55th chairman of Young Conservatives
In office
March 2016 – March 2018
Preceded byMikkel Ballegaard
Succeeded byAnders Storgaard
Member of Gentofte Municipal Council
Assumed office
1 January 2018
Personal details
Born (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32)
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Alma materØregård Gymnasium
OccupationPolitician, entrepreneur
Websitehttps://andreasweidinger.dk/

Andreas Sebastian Weidinger (born 10 February 1992) is a Danish politician and entrepreneur. Weidinger is a member of the Municipal Council in Gentofte Municipality, elected for the Conservative People's Party.[1][2][3] From 2016 to 2018, Andreas Weidinger was national chairman of Conservative Youth.[4]

Background and private life[edit]

Andreas Weidinger was born at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen on 10 February 1992, the son of Wolfgang Weidinger and Maj Britt Weidinger. Weidinger grew up in Frederiksberg and went to Frederik Barfods Skole. Currently, Weidinger lives in Charlottenlund in Gentofte Municipality.[5]

Political career[edit]

Youth politics[edit]

Andreas Weidinger has been active in the Young Conservatives (KU) for a number of years and was elected to the organisation's executive committee in 2014.

On 21 March 2016, news outlets reported the rise of division within the organisation caused by the expulsion of certain members leading up to its national council held during the weekend.[6][7][8] Weidinger, who at the event had been elected national chairman of the KU after Mikkel Ballegaard, had prior to the council himself been expelled from his local KU association of KU Copenhagen for backing the expulsions, which he stated were due to the members having "campaigned for other parties" as well as harsh rhetoric.[9][10][11] However, was eligible to become chairman as he was incorporated into another local KU association.[9] Among the expelled members were chairman of KU Vejle and future member of the Danish Parliament Mikkel Bjørn.[12][13][14]

In March 2018, he was succeeded by Andreas Storgaard Weidinger and won the 2017 national championship in debating at the Folkemøde on Bornholm.[15] In this connection, he was interviewed by the Danish newspaper Politiken where he described his ideological position as socially conservative.[16]

Municipal politics[edit]

Weidinger first ran for public office at 2013 municipal elections in 2013, where he ran for Copenhagen City Council.[17] Although he with 358 personal votes was not elected, his campaign was praised in the newspaper Metroxpress, who awarded him the best candidate on social media.[18]

After his studies were completed, Weidinger moved to Gentofte and in 2017 stood in the municipal elections in Gentofte Municipality. Here he was elected to the municipal council with 598 personal votes, third most on the conservative list.[19][20] Here he became deputy chairman of the Elderly, Social and Health Committee and a member of the Children's Committee, the School Committee and the Business, Employment and Integration Committee.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kommunalbestyrelsens medlemmer". Gentofte Kommune. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  2. ^ "Konservative medlemmer af kommunalbestyrelsen". Det Konservative Folkeparti i Gentofte Kommune. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. ^ "Andreas Weidinger: En garvet politiker". Uniavisen. Hentet 19. oktober 2019.
  4. ^ "Andreas Weidinger". Altinget.dk. Hentet 19. oktober 2019.
  5. ^ "'Det er blandt de ældre, de yderligtgående tendenser viser sig'". 13 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Kaos og eksklusioner rammer Konservativ Ungdom". Jyllands-Posten. Ritzau, JP. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Strid i Konservativ Ungdom: Internetdebat førte til eksklusioner". Berlingske. Ritzau. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Formanden ekskluderet: Vildt kaos hos de unge Konservative". B.T. Ritzau. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Eksklusioner og opgør rammer Konservativ Ungdom". TV 2. Ritzau. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  10. ^ Villemoes, Søren K. (7 October 2016). "Borgerlig bitchfighting". Weekendavisen. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  11. ^ Selsing, Rune Toftegaard (22 March 2016). "Intriger, løgne og eksklusioner hos Konservativ Ungdom – her er forklaringen". Jyllands-Posten. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  12. ^ Sørensen, Mikkel Bjørn (21 March 2016). "Min svanesang – og KU's". Årsskriftet Critique. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  13. ^ Grothe, Zarah Leth (22 March 2016). "Vejles KU-formand er smidt ud af partiet". JydskeVestkysten. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  14. ^ Foxil, Emilie (3 December 2022). "Nyvalgt fynsk politiker blev smidt ud af eks-parti: - Det skal være meget ekstremt for at blive ekskluderet". TV 2/Fyn. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  15. ^ Balslev, Nanna (June 20, 2017). "KU-studerende er danmarksmester i debat".
  16. ^ "Formand for Konservativ Ungdom: Vi konservative har glemt at kæmpe for de svageste". Politiken. July 2, 2017.
  17. ^ "Personlige stemmer - København kommune". www.kmdvalg.dk.
  18. ^ "Arkiveret kopi". Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Kommunalvalg Gentofte Kommune". www.kmdvalg.dk.
  20. ^ "KU-formand Andreas Weidinger valgt ind i Gentofte". Altinget.dk. April 7, 2021.
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