Peter Kofod Poulsen
Peter Kofod Poulsen MEP | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Denmark | |
Assumed office 1 July 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Snogebæk, Denmark [1] | 27 February 1990
Nationality | Danish |
Political party | Danish People's Party |
Spouse(s) | Vasileva Hristov (married 2018)[2] |
Peter Kofod Poulsen (born 27 February 1990) is a Danish politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019. He served in the Folketing from June 2015 to June 2019.[3]
During his term in the Folketing, he represented the Danish People's Party (DPP). As of July 2019, the DPP is on the parliamentary group Identity and Democracy.
Biography[]
The son of a blacksmith and nurse, he graduated from the Signal Regiment in 2010 and later worked as a primary school teacher in Haderslev. He was a city councillor in Haderslev beginning in 2014, and was in the regional council for Southern Denmark from 2014–2015.[3]
He adopted the surname Hristov when he married his wife Vasileva in 2018.[2] In political contexts he is referred to solely as "Peter Kofod".[4]
References[]
- ^ a b marts 2019, Sidst opdateret: 18. "Peter Kofod". Altinget.dk. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ a b "DF-profil får østeuropæisk navn: Vil ikke bruge det". www.avisen.dk. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ a b Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget). Accessed on 3 June 2019.
- ^ "DF-politiker har taget østeuropæisk efternavn: Men vil ikke bruge det". www.jv.dk. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
External links[]
- 1990 births
- Living people
- MEPs for Denmark 2019–2024
- People from Bornholm
- Members of the Folketing 2015–2019