Ann Pernille Vermund Tvede (born 3 December 1975) is a Danish architect ( MAA) and politician known for co-founding and being the leader of the

national-conservative National conservatism is a nationalist variant of conservatism that concentrates on upholding national and cultural identity. National conservatives usually combine nationalism with conservative stances promoting traditional cultural values, ...

political party Nye Borgerlige from 2015 until 2023. She was previously affiliated with the Conservative People's Party. She is currently a member of the

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, having been elected in the

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and 2022 Danish general elections.

Background

Vermund is a graduate of the

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and worked as an architect before entering politics. She was the owner of the company Vermund Gere Arkitekter MAA. Vermund is divorced from her first husband and is the mother of three boys. In 2019, she married Danish author and businessman Lars Tvede.

Political career

Vermund was a member of the Conservative People's Party and sat on the municipal council in

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for the party from 2009 to 2011. In October 2015, she co-founded the Nye Borgerlige (New Right) party with Peter Seier Christensen. Vermund stated that she founded the party as she felt her old party had become too soft on the issues of immigration and the

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. Politically, she defines herself as a conservative. Vermund was elected to the

in 2019. In January 2023, Vermund announced she would not be standing for re-election at the

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and would therefore be resigning as leader of Nye Borgerlige in the coming year. On 7 February 2023

Lars Boje Mathiesen Lars Boje Mathiesen (born 21 May 1975) is a Danish politician who has been an independent member of the Danish Parliament, the Folketing, since March 2023. Previously a member of the Nye Borgerlige (New Right) political party before his expulsion ...

took over as new party leader.

References

External links

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)
1975 births Living people Politicians from Copenhagen Conservative People's Party (Denmark) politicians The New Right (Denmark) politicians Women members of the Folketing 21st-century Danish women politicians Critics of multiculturalism Danish municipal councillors Danish women architects 20th-century Danish architects 21st-century Danish architects Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 Leaders of political parties in Denmark Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 {{Denmark-politician-stub