A farmer can sit on the Danish Parliament's Environment and Food Committee. A shop steward can sit on the Employment Committee. And Søren Gade, as chairman of the board of directors of the Port of Esbjerg, can easily be chairman of the Danish Parliament. This is the reasoning from Søren Gade, who is now defending himself after increasing criticism of his disqualification.
Parties on both sides of the government have criticized the Speaker of the Danish Parliament for also being chairman of the board of directors of the Port of Esbjerg at a time when there is competition between the ports to attract the production of new ships. It is quite natural that members of parliament have interests, he says in a written response to TV Syd.
Søren Gade reports that he has always been open about his board position - and that he has received the approval of the Folketing for it.
- Regarding my position as chairman of the Port of Esbjerg, I have been open about the position from the beginning and informed about it, as one must according to the Election Act when taking up the position as chairman of the Folketing, says Søren Gade in a response to TV Syd, which continues:
- The Folketing's Committee on the Rules of Procedure was given the opportunity to object, which it did not. Therefore, I am surprised that several members now subsequently believe that it is a problem.
Therefore, he stands firm on his right to hold the board position, even though the Folketing is in the process of increasing the activity of Danish ports with the construction of new ships to upgrade the fleet. The case began with TV 2. Here, Alternativet and the Unity List were the first to criticize Søren Gade's dual role. Later, the Danish Democrats and SF followed.
The parties believe that Søren Gade creates possible doubt about whether the Port of Esbjerg will have an advantage in the race to attract the current ship production.
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