Peder Hvelplund
Hvelplund in 2000
Member of the Folketing
Assumed office
5 June 2019
ConstituencyNorth Jutland
Personal details
Born (1967-09-08) 8 September 1967
Ringkøbing, Denmark
Political partyRed-Green Alliance

Peder Hvelplund (born 8 September 1967 in Ringkøbing) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Red-Green Alliance political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election.[1]

Political career

Hvelplund ran in the 2015 Danish general election but was not elected, receiving 423 votes. While not elected, this made him the Red-Green Alliance's primary substitute for the North Jutland constituency. Stine Brix was elected for the party in the constituency, and Hvelplund acted as substitute for her on two occasions: from 22 December 2018 to 7 May 2019 and from 29 March 2016 to 28 February 2017.[2]

Hvelplund was elected into parliament at the 2019 election, where he received 1,028 votes. During the COVID-19 pandemic the Red-Green Alliance made Hvelplund the spokesman of Corona-related issues.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Peder Hvelplund". Ft.dk. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 18. juni 2015". Dst.dk. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019". Dst.dk. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Enhedslisten udnævner coronaordfører". Dagensmedicin.dk. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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