Louise Schack Elholm (born 26 October 1977 in

Slagelse Slagelse () is a town on Zealand, Denmark. The town is the seat of Slagelse Municipality, and is the biggest town of the municipality. It is located 15 km east of Korsør, 16 km north-east of Skælskør, 33 km south-east of Kalundborg and 14 km ...

) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the

Folketing The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands ...

for the Venstre political party. She was elected into parliament at the 2007 Danish general election. She is currently serving as minister of ecclesiastical affairs since 2022.

Political career

Elholm was first elected into the

in the 2007 general election. She was reelected in

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with 5,379 votes cast for her. In the 2015 election she was elected with 3,185 votes and in

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with 4,229 votes. On 15 December 2022, she was appointed minister of ecclesiastical affairs in Mette Frederiksen's second cabinet.

External links

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)

References

Living people 1977 births People from Slagelse 21st-century Danish women politicians Women members of the Folketing Venstre (Denmark) politicians Members of the Folketing 2007–2011 Members of the Folketing 2011–2015 Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 {{Denmark-politician-stub