Alex Vanopslagh

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Alex Vanopslagh
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Leader of Liberal Alliance
Assumed office
9 June 2019
Preceded byAnders Samuelsen
Leader of Liberal Alliance Youth
In office
8 March 2014 – 12 March 2016
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Member of the Folketing
Assumed office
5 June 2019
ConstituencyWest Jutland
Personal details
Born (1991-10-17) 17 October 1991 (age 30)
Épernay, France
Political partyLiberal Alliance

Alex Dominique Kristensen Vanopslagh (born 17 October 1991 in Épernay, France)[1] is a Danish politician. He is a member of the Folketing, and party leader of the Liberal Alliance. He is a former chairman of its youth wing, Liberal Alliance Youth.

Early life and education[]

Alex Vanopslagh moved to Denmark when he was five, and grew up in Struer.[2] In 2009 he moved to Herning and in 2011 he completed high school. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Southern Denmark in Odense,[1] and a master's degree from the University of Copenhagen in 2016.[1]

Political career[]

In 2014, he was elected leader of Liberal Alliance Youth, succeeding . He was reelected in 2015 and did not stand for reelection in 2016.[2]

In autumn 2016, he was selected as lead candidate for the Liberal Alliance in the 2017 Copenhagen Municipality elections, and won a seat in the Copenhagen Municipal Council with 3,563 votes.[3][4]

In the 2019 general election, Vanopslagh was elected to the Folketing.[5] The election was catastrophic for the Liberal Alliance, which lost nine of thirteen seats and its leader Anders Samuelsen failing to be reelected. Following the defeat, Samuelsen resigned as leader of the party, and was succeeded by Vanopslagh.[6][7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Altinget: Alex Vanopslagh
  2. ^ a b Simonsen, Nikolaj L. (12 March 2014). "Ny formand for LA-ungdom: Vi har et image-problem". Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Alex Vanopslagh". TV2 Lorry.
  4. ^ Drejer, Pernille (24 November 2017). "Her er Københavns 25 største stemmeslugere". Berlingske.
  5. ^ "Hvem er valgt".
  6. ^ "Anders Samuelsen trækker sig efter vælgerlussing". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Ritzau. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  7. ^ Ingvorsen, Emil Søndergård; Nielsen, Kevin Ahrens (9 June 2019). "Alex Vanopslagh bliver Liberal Alliances nye politiske leder". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Alex Vanopslagh (LA)". Ft.dk. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

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2019— 		Succeeded by
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