Susanne Zimmer (born 9 June 1960 in

Brønderslev Brønderslev is a city in Denmark with a population of 12,549 (1 January 2022). The city is the largest urban area in Brønderslev Municipality and is the municipal seat. It is the fourth largest city of Vendsyssel within the North Jutland Region ...

) 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 ...

. She was elected in the

2019 Danish general election General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 5 June 2019 to elect all 179 members of the Folketing; 175 in Denmark proper, two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. The elections took place ten days after the European Parliament ...

as a member of The Alternative. She is the co-founder of Independent Greens, though is an independent politician in the Folketing.

Political career

Zimmer was elected into parliament in the 2019 election as a member of The Alternative. In March 2020 S Zimmer and three other members of The Alternative left the party. Zimmer founded the new Independent Greens party with

Sikandar Siddique Sikandar Siddique (born 4 October 1986 in Copenhagen) is a Danish politician who was a member of the Folketing from 2019 to 2022. He was elected in the 2019 Danish general election as a member of The Alternative. He is the co-founder and leader o ...

and

Uffe Elbæk Uffe Elbæk (born 15 June 1954) is a Danish politician, social worker, author, journalist, entrepreneur. In 2013 he founded the green political party The Alternative, which he led until February 2020. He is an independent member of the Folketin ...

References

External links

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)
1960 births Living people People from Brønderslev The Alternative (Denmark) politicians Independent Greens (Denmark) politicians 21st-century Danish women politicians Women members of the Folketing Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 {{Denmark-politician-stub