Mette Abildgaard

Mette Abildgaard Juulsager (born 12 October 1988 in Føvling at Brædstrup near Horsens) is a Danish politician who is a member of the Folketing and the group chairman of the Conservative People's Party. She was elected to Parliament at the 2015 general election.[1]

Mette Abildgaard
Member of the Folketing
Assumed office
18 June 2015
ConstituencyNordsjælland
Personal details
Born (1988-08-12) 12 August 1988
Horsens, Denmark
Political partyConservative People's Party
Alma materRoskilde University

Background

Mette Abildgaard has an MSS from Roskilde University, Master of Social Science. She graduated from the university in June 2013. She has a background with PR and communcations.[2]

Mette Abildgaard is married to Jens Jacob Abildgaard Juulsager.[3]

Political career

Abildgaard first ran for a political office in the 2009 European Parliament election in Denmark. She received 14.996 votes, but did not get elected. She first ran for the Folketing in the 2011 Folketing election, where she received 1.717 personal votes. This was not enough for a seat in parliament.[4]

In the 2013 Danish local elections she ran for the regional council of the Capital Region of Denmark. With 10.262 she gained a seat in the council.[5]

In the 2015 Folketing election Abildgaard received 3.206 personal votes and gained a seat in the Folketing. She secured reelection in the 2019 Folketing election, receiving 9.101 votes.[6][7]

References
  1. Wissendorff, Anya (19 June 2015). "Føvling-pige på vej i Folketinget: Det er så vildt". hsfo.dk. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. "Mette Abildgaard". Ft.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. "CV". Metteabildgaard.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. "Resultater Nordsjællands Storkreds (2011)". Dst.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. "Regionsrådsvalg d. 19. november 2013, Personlige stemmer: Det Konservative Folkeparti". Kmdvalg.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  6. "Resultater Nordsjællands Storkreds (2015)". Dst.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  7. "Resultater Nordsjællands Storkreds (2019)". Dst.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 14 November 2020.


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