Torben Lund Torben Lund Torben Lund (born November 6, 1950 in Vejle) is a Danish politician, who served in the Folketing from 1981 to 1998 and in the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004. He was associated with the Danish Social Democrats in Denmark, and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament. While sitting in the Folketing, he was one of the sponsors of the 1989 legislation that first legalized registered partnership for same-sex couples. He served as Health Minister in the Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet from 1993 to 1994. He came out as gay in 1998,
Constitution of Denmark Appointment of member to committees have to be done to ensure proportional representation. § 53 All members of the parliament can demand answers from the ministers § 54 Non-members always have to go through a member, if they wish to bring something up for the Folketing (with exceptions of ministers, who also have this right, see § 21 and § 40). § 55 The Folketing chooses one or two ombudsmen. § 56 Members of the Parliament are free to vote and speak as they wish. They can not make any binding agreement to vote in a certain way, neither with