Sinem Dybvad Demir

Sinem Dybvad Demir
Member of the Folketing
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 March 2026
ConstituencyNorth Zealand
Personal details
BornSinem Demir
(1992-04-11) 11 April 1992
Odense, Denmark
PartyRed–Green Alliance
OccupationRestaurateur

Sinem Dybvad Demir (born 11 April 1992) is a Danish politician and Member of the Folketing. A member of the Red–Green Alliance, she has represented North Zealand since March 2026.[1]

Demir was born on 11 April 1992 in Odense.[2][3] She is the daughter of Turkish immigrants and gained Danish citizenship in 2018.[4][5] For more than ten years she worked as a waiter at various restaurants including Mikkeller Faergekroen at the Tivoli Gardens.[6][7] Demir was a shop steward from 2018 to 2020 and has been on the board of the Copenhagen branch of the United Federation of Danish Workers (3F) since 2020.[8] She took part in the 2020 industrial action against Jensen's Bøfhus after the restaurant reduced waiters' pay by 20kr per hour, abrogated the collective agreement it had with 3F and initiated a lockout.[9][10] She and other trade union representatives were not re-hired by the restaurant following the end of the dispute.[10]

In December 2024 Demir and her husband opened the 1899 restaurant in Copenhagen.[6] The tabloid Ekstra Bladet has reported that almost all the food served at the restaurant serves comes from conventional farming despite 1899 claiming to use local and organic ingredients to the greatest extent possible.[11] Demir is chair of the Hotel and Restaurant Industry Association in Copenhagen.[6][12]

Demir has been a board member of the Red–Green Alliance since 2019.[8] She was a member of the Copenhagen City Council from 2020 to 2025.[3] She was elected to the Folketing at the 2026 general election.[13][14]

Demir is married to Rune Dybvad.[12]

Electoral history of Sinem Dybvad Demir
Election Constituency Party Personal
votes		 Total
votes		 Result
2017 local[15]Copenhagen MunicipalityRed–Green Alliance525Not elected
2019 general[16]North JutlandRed–Green Alliance1,2483,626Not elected
2021 local[17]Copenhagen MunicipalityRed–Green Alliance3,480Elected
2022 general[18]North ZealandRed–Green Alliance1,6153,460Not elected
2026 general[19]North ZealandRed–Green Alliance1,3183,346Elected

References

  1. ↑ "Medlemmer: Sinem Dybvad Demir (EL)" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Folketing. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Folketingsvalg 2026: Sinem Demir (33)". Altinget.dk (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Folketingsvalg 2026: Kandidat i Nordsjællands Storkreds - Sinem Dybvad Demir". TV 2 Kosmopol (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  4. ↑ Therkildsen, Christian S. N. (15 October 2022). "Hun kan bryde Enhedslistens "ekstremt overraskende" trend i Folketinget". TV 2 Kosmopol (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark. Archived from the original on 13 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Forslag til lov om indfødsrets meddelelse". Retsinformation (in Danish). Viborg, Denmark: Civil Service Board. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 Madsen, Anne-Sofie Søndergaard Bak (21 November 2024). "Politiker åbner egen restaurant i opgør med rådden branche". Netavisen Pio (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark. Archived from the original on 28 November 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  7. ↑ Sylvestersen, Stine (30 November 2024). "Tidligere tjener åbner restaurant med de arbejdsforhold, hun ville ønske, hun selv havde haft". TV 2 Kosmopol (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Sinem Dybvad Demir". Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). Odense, Denmark. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  9. ↑ Scheer, Sarah (20 March 2020). "Jensens Bøfhus-tjenere lockoutet mens branchen bløder: Utryghed oven i utryghed". Netavisen Pio (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  10. 1 2 Olesen, Helene Krarup. "Markant tjener åbner egen restaurant". Fagbladet 3F (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  11. ↑ Moeslund, Magnus (3 April 2026). "Økologisk hykleri: Serverer sine gæster skrabeæg og konventionelt kød". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark. Archived from the original on 4 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  12. 1 2 Olsen, Christian M. (5 December 2024). "Som tjener har hun oplevet, hvor forfærdelige gæster kan være: Nu åbner Sinem sin egen restaurant". KøbenhavnLIV (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "Valgte FV26: Det nye folketing". DR (in Danish). Copenhagen , Denmark. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  14. ↑ Keiding, Peter. "Sinem, Michael og Thomas kom ind – her er 3F'erne i det nye Folketing". Fagbladet 3F (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  15. ↑ "Kommunalvalg 2017: Stemmefordeling i Københavns Kommune" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: valg.dk. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  16. ↑ "Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019: Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Statistics Denmark. Archived from the original on 22 February 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "Regionsrådsvalg 2021: Stemmefordeling i Københavns Kommune" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: valg.dk. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  18. ↑ "Folketingsvalg tirsdag 1. november 2022: Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Statistics Denmark. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  19. ↑ "Folketingsvalg tirsdag 24. marts 2026: Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Statistics Denmark. Archived from the original on 26 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
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