Fatma Y. Øktem (born 18 December 1973 in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She was elected into parliament at the

2019 Danish general election General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 5 June 2019 to elect all 179 members of the Folketing; 175 in Denmark proper, two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. The elections took place ten days after the European Parliament ...

and previously sat in parliament from 2011 to 2015.

Political career

Øktem was first elected into parliament at the 2011 election. She was no reelected in the 2011 election, but became a substitute for Venstre in the East Jutland constituency. From 22 October to 6 November 2015 she substituted for

Michael Aastrup Jensen Michael Aastrup Jensen (born 16 March 1976 in Roskilde) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre (Denmark), Venstre political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2005 Danish general election. Political car ...

in the Folketing. In the 2019 election she was elected into parliament on her own mandate again.

References

External links

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)
1973 births Living people Politicians from Aarhus Venstre (Denmark) politicians 21st-century Danish women politicians Women members of the Folketing Members of the Folketing 2011–2015 Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 {{Denmark-politician-stub