Linea Søgaard-Lidell (born 30 March 1987) is a Danish politician.

Political career

She stood in the

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. She was placed 4th on the Venstre list and won 24,153 personal votes, and so was not elected immediately but secured a seat among the

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seats that were redistributed after the UK left the

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, which she took after

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. She sat with the Renew Europe group. In November 2022, she resigned from the European Parliament after being elected to the

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in the

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and was replaced by Bergur Løkke Rasmussen.

References

Living people 1987 births 21st-century Danish politicians 21st-century Danish women politicians MEPs for Denmark 2019–2024 Venstre (Denmark) MEPs 21st-century women MEPs for Denmark Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 Women members of the Folketing {{Denmark-MEP-stub Aarhus University alumni Maastricht University alumni Politicians from Aarhus