Søren Gade defends himself against criticism of his position on the board in Esbjerg.

A farmer can sit in the Environmental and Food Committee of the Danish Parliament.

A trustee can sit in the Employment Committee.

And Søren Gade can, as chairman of Esbjerg Port, certainly be chairman of the Danish Parliament.

This is the reasoning from Søren Gade, who is now defending himself against increasing criticism of ineligibility.

Parties on both sides of the government have criticized the chairman of the Danish Parliament for also being the chairman of Esbjerg Port in a time when the ports are competing to attract the production of new ships.

It is completely natural that parliamentarians have interests, it sounds from him 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 Danish Parliament for it.

- What concerns my role as chairman of Esbjerg Port, I have been open about it from the start and disclosed it, as required by the Election Law, when assuming the role as chairman of the Danish Parliament, says Søren Gade in a response to TV Syd, which continues:

- The Committee on Business Ethics had the opportunity to lodge an objection, which it did not do. Therefore, I wonder why more members are now subsequently considering it to be a problem.

Thus, he stands firm on his right to hold the board position, even though the Danish Parliament is increasing its activity for Danish ports with the construction of new ships for the rearmament of the fleet.

The case began with TV 2. Here, first Alternative and the Red-Green Alliance came out with criticism of Søren Gade's dual role.

Later followed the Danish People's Party and the Social Democrats.

The parties believe that Søren Gade creates possible doubt as to whether Esbjerg Port will receive an advantage in the race to attract the current ship production.

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