Mads Pagh Bruun
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Mads Pagh Bruun was a Danish
politician and speaker of the Landsting
, a chamber of the parliament
. He was a member of the National Constitutional Assembly from 1848 to 1849, a member of the Landsting from 1849 to 1853 and again from 1857 to 1874 and a member of the Folketing
from 1854 to 1855, representing the National Liberal Party.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
politician and speaker of the Landsting
Landsting (Denmark)
The Landsting was a house of the Rigsdag in Denmark from 1849 until 1953, when the bicameral system was abolished. The house had powers equal to the Folketing, which made the two houses of parliament hard to distinguish....
, a chamber of the parliament
Rigsdag
Rigsdagen was the name of the Parliament of Denmark from 1849 to 1953.Rigsdagen was Denmark's first parliament, and it was incorporated in the Constitution of 1849. It was a bicameral legislature, consisting of two houses, the Folketing and the Landsting. The distinction between the two houses was...
. He was a member of the National Constitutional Assembly from 1848 to 1849, a member of the Landsting from 1849 to 1853 and again from 1857 to 1874 and a member of the Folketing
Folketing
The Folketing , is the national parliament of Denmark. The name literally means "People's thing"—that is, the people's governing assembly. It is located in Christiansborg Palace, on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen....
from 1854 to 1855, representing the National Liberal Party.