Marlene Harpsøe
Member of the Folketing
Assumed office
13 November 2007
ConstituencyNorth Zealand
Personal details
Born (1983-08-03) 3 August 1983
Humlebæk, Denmark
Political partyDenmark Democrats (2022-)
Danish People's Party (2005-2022)

Marlene Harpsøe (born 3 August 1983 in Humlebæk) is a Danish politician who served as a Member of the Folketing from 2007 to 2011 and then from 2015 to 2019 representing the Danish People's Party. She was again elected in 2022 as a member of the Denmark Democrats for the North Zealand constituency.

Biography

Early life

Harpsøe was born in Humlebæk. She studied for a course in languages at a further education college and worked as an office manager for a chemical engineering company. She was then employed as a political secretary for the Danish People's Party from 2006 to 2007.[1]

Political career

Harpsøe served as national vice-spokeswoman for the Youth of the Danish People's Party (DFU) and was the local association chairwoman of DFU in North Zealand and a board member of the Danish People's Party's local branch in Fredensborg Municipality. She was elected to the Folketing during the 2007 Danish general election. She later lost her seat during the 2011 election but regained it at the 2015 Danish general election when the DPP finished in second place. In 2014, she was also elected to Helsingør City Council[2][3]

During the 2019 Danish general election, Harpsøe again lost her seat and in 2022 announced she was leaving the DPP citing conditions within the party. In August 2022, she joined the Denmark Democrats party and was re-elected to the Folketing.[4]

References

  1. "Mød den nye udvalgsformand: Marlene Harpsøe" (in Danish). Helsingør Kommune. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. "Overblik: Disse DF-profiler ryger ud af Folketinget". Altinget.dk. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. Jesper Munch Nielsen (28 June 2022). "Mange andre er skredet: Kendt Helsingør-politiker svigter ikke i kæmpe-krise". Helsingør Dagblad. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  4. Berfin Erdem (17 August 2022). "Danmarksdemokraterne præsenterer kandidatliste: Nu er Støjbergs parti større end DF i Folketinget". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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