Kirsten Normann Andersen (born 28 April 1962 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 Socialist People's Party. She entered parliament in 2016, after

Jonas Dahl Jonas Dahl (born 26 February 1978 in Randers) is a Danish politician. He was Minister for Taxation in the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt from 12 December 2013 until 3 February 2014. He was a member of the Folketing representing the Socialist ...

resigned his seat.

Political career

Andersen ran in the

2015 Danish general election General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark The Danish Realm ( da, Danmarks Rige; fo, Danmarkar Ríki; kl, Danmarkip Naalagaaffik), officially the Kingdom of Denmark (; ; ), is a sovereign state located in Northern Europe and Nor ...

where she received 2,149 personal votes. Although this did not secure her a seat in parliament, she became the Socialist People's Party's primary substitute in the Østjylland

constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...

. When Jonas Dahl resigned his seat on 8 August 2016, Andersen entered parliament in his place. She served the remaining of the 2015-2019 term. She was elected into the Folketing at the 2019 election, receiving 7,885 personal votes.Dst.dk
"Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019" Retrieved 10 January 2021

External links

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)

References

Living people 1962 births Politicians from Aarhus 21st-century Danish women politicians Women members of the Folketing Socialist People's Party (Denmark) politicians Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 {{Denmark-politician-stub