Jon Berthelsen is a fictional character portrayed by Jens Albinus in the TV series Borgen.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled I Danmark er jeg født (season 3), they were 48 years old.
They appear in 17 episodes out of a total of 38 aired and have accumulated 42 positive votes.
Episodes17
I Danmark er jeg født
episode S3.E1 october 2013Birgitte has left politics and is a well-paid speaker siting on several boards. Her old friend Bent Sejro tries to persuade her to re-enter politics. Katrine and Kasper juggle their careers and parenthood.
Med lov skal land bygges
episode S3.E2 january 2013Birgitte decides to start a new party. At TV1, Torben Friis is under pressure to report less bad news.
Den rigtige nuance af brun
episode S3.E3 january 2013Chaos and confusion rule in the party rooms of the New Democrats. Chaos also rules at home as Gustav is sick, and Birgitte and the children move into a new, cheaper apartment. Birgitte has a problem with one of her hands.
Den enes død...
episode S3.E4 january 2013Birgitte's English boyfriend falls ill after eating pork as the government are trying to relax the rules applying to Danish pig farms. Birgitte argues for protecting citizens, not the industry.
Fortidens sønner
episode S3.E6 february 2013The ex-communist professor joins The New Democrats Party.
Faldet
episode S3.E7 february 2013When the New Democrats are invited to join a broad coalition of opposition parties they think it is the recognition they have been seeking. But Birgitte soon finds she has no bargaining power whatsoever, much to Nete's disgust.
Man har et standpunkt...
episode S3.E8 february 2013Birgitte quickly realizes that the New Democrats are now minor players in the opposition coalition and she pulls them out of it. The Moderates seem to be proposing things that Birgitte has privately discussed - is there a mole?
Fornuft og følelse
episode S3.E9 march 2013After the leaks to the Moderates, Birgitte decides that the New Democrats need to distinguish themselves from the Moderates. So in a debate she launches a bold attack on their leader Jacob Kruse - will her strategy work?
Valget
episode S3.E10 march 2013Kruse's outburst in the pre-election debate proves fatal to the Moderates and the New Democrats pick up more than double the predicted seats. Suddenly, Birgitte is being courted by both the left and right wing coalition groups.
The Future Is Female
episode S4.E1 june 2022Birgitte Nyborg is taking on a new role as Denmark's foreign minister while Katrine Fønsmark returns to journalism, landing a managing post at her former TV workplace.
Pest eller kolera
episode S4.E2 june 2022Birgitte Nyborg receives crucial information about the Russian owners of the company which drills for oil in Greenland. Asger Holm Kirkegaard, who is now on Greenlandic soil, tries to help his minister at the same time as he tries to keep Hans Eliassen in check. Nyborg is called in front of the Foreign Policy Committee, and to help a close ally, Nyborg decides to use a daring tactic, which, however, turns out to have greater consequences than she had imagined.
Inuit Nunaat Menneskenes Land
episode S4.E3 june 2022After her statements in the Foreign Policy Committee, Birgitte Nyborg is threatened by a vote of no confidence, and when one of the Greenlandic members of parliament goes against her, the government's majority begins to crumble. Nyborg now has two options: Either she must resign and stand by her ideals. Or she and the government must change policies and suddenly advocate for the exploitation of oil. She discovers that her son Magnus has suddenly become an additional political burden for her.
Ministeren ønsker ikke at udtale sig
episode S4.E4 june 2022In the negotiations with Greenland regarding the distribution of oil revenues, Asger Holm Kirkegaard must play Birgitte Nyborg on the field, but the meeting far from goes as planned. Fønsmark has found decisive evidence that Nyborg lied to the Foreign Policy Committee, and is trying with all her might to hold Nyborg responsible for her breach of the Ministerial Accountability Act. In her eagerness to achieve her journalistic goal, Fønsmark creates conflicts internally on TV1.
A Near-Arctic State
episode S4.E5 june 2022The Chinese delegation is making plans for oil extraction directly with the Greenlanders. Birgitte Nyborg's change of attitude has left her without many political friends, and she is now also called to a meeting with the US Secretary of State, who demands that Nyborg intervene against China's actions in Greenland. Rumors about Katrine Fønsmark's leadership style are starting to swirl in the media, and she makes a drastic decision to stop it.
Magtens Danmark
episode S4.E6 june 2022The government is celebrating its first 100 days in power, but at the same time the unrest in New Democrats is rising. The Sirius Patrol is sent off to investigate a crashed drone, and suddenly they face unknown soldiers ... Asger Holm Kirkegaard and Emmy Rasmussen follow the events closely from the Arctic Command's headquarters, and the fateful hours bring them together once again. But this time they are discovered.
Just Make It Go Away
episode S4.E7 june 2022Tensions rise in the New Democrats party as Birgitte Nyborg uses hard-handed tactics in order to balance Danish, Chinese and American interests in the Greenlandic oil. Nyborg's old friends are bewildered by this hard-handed switch.
Havets Moder
episode S4.E8 june 2022New Democrat party elections and complications with Chinese oil extraction in Greenland force ethical choices on Birgitte Nyborg. She follows her heart to find best solutions and herself again. Katrine Fønsmark's world is falling apart.
- I Danmark er jeg født
- Med lov skal land bygges
- Den rigtige nuance af brun
- Den enes død...
- Fortidens sønner
- Faldet
- Man har et standpunkt...
- Fornuft og følelse
- Valget
- The Future Is Female
- Pest eller kolera
- Inuit Nunaat Menneskenes Land
- Ministeren ønsker ikke at udtale sig
- A Near-Arctic State
- Magtens Danmark
- Just Make It Go Away
- Havets Moder
Best moments3
- Tensions rise in the New Democrats party as Birgitte Nyborg uses hard-handed tactics in order to balance Danish, Chinese and American interests in the Greenlandic oil. Nyborg's old friends are bewildered by this hard-handed switch.
- The government is celebrating its first 100 days in power, but at the same time the unrest in New Democrats is rising. The Sirius Patrol is sent off to investigate a crashed drone, and suddenly they face unknown soldiers ... Asger Holm Kirkegaard and Emmy Rasmussen follow the events closely from the Arctic Command's headquarters, and the fateful hours bring them together once again. But this time they are discovered.
- In the negotiations with Greenland regarding the distribution of oil revenues, Asger Holm Kirkegaard must play Birgitte Nyborg on the field, but the meeting far from goes as planned. Fønsmark has found decisive evidence that Nyborg lied to the Foreign Policy Committee, and is trying with all her might to hold Nyborg responsible for her breach of the Ministerial Accountability Act. In her eagerness to achieve her journalistic goal, Fønsmark creates conflicts internally on TV1.
- Just Make It Go Away
- Magtens Danmark
- Ministeren ønsker ikke at udtale sig