Marianne Karlsmose (born 6 June 1973) is a Danish politician who was leader of the party the
Christian Democrats
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from 2002 to 2005 and again in 2022.
Education and career
Karlsmose graduated from the (Fredericia Amtsgymnasium) high school in 1992. She received a master's degree in history and politics from the
University of Aarhus
Aarhus University ( da, Aarhus Universitet, abbreviated AU) is a public research university with its main campus located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Gr ...
in 2001.
She was formerly the party leader from 2002 to 2005. When she succeeded Jann Sjursen in 2002 she led an invigoration process of the party was one of the drivers for a name change of the party from the somewhat archaic name " Kristeligt Folkeparti" to the more modern "Kristendemokraterne". At the general election in 2005, the party did not pass the general threshold of two percent of the votes and it lost its seats in the Danish parliament
Folketinget
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. As a consequence, Marianne Karlsmose stepped down and was succeeded by Bodil Kornbek.Marianne Karlsmose Den Store Danske. Gyldendals åbne encyclopædi
After former leader of the Christian Democrats Isabella Arendt stepped down in May 2022, Karlsmose functioned as temporary leader of the party. She was officially elected in October 2022, in the midst of the
2022 general election
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. Karlsmose has led a campaign against former Prime Minister
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
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of the
Moderates
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to position herself as the center-right of Danish politics. Karlsmose supports a government over the center and wants to avoid a government with the
Denmark Democrats
The Denmark Democrats ( da, Danmarksdemokraterne), officially DanmarksdemokraterneInger Støjberg, is a Danish political party founded in June 2022 by Inger Støjberg. In the 2022 election, the Denmark Democrats won 14 seats, thereby making them ...
, the
New Right
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and the
Danish People's Party
The Danish People's Party ( da, Dansk Folkeparti, DPP/DF) is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Denmark. It was formed in 1995 by former members of the Progress Party (FrP).
The DPP lent its support to the Venstre– C ...
.
Karlsmose stepped down from the position of leader on 7 November 2022 after a disappointing result of 0.5% of the vote in the 2022 Danish general election.
Personal life
She is married to Birger Nielsen. They have two children.Kristendemokraterne Homepage of the political party Karlsmose is also a high school teacher at the Christian High School in