Pia Kjærsgaard
| Pia Kjærsgaard | |
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| Speaker of the Danish Parliament | |
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Assumed office 3 July 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Mogens Lykketoft |
| Leader of the Danish People's Party | |
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In office 6 October 1995 – September 2012 |
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| Succeeded by | Kristian Thulesen Dahl |
| Member of Parliament | |
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Assumed office 10 January 1984 |
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Pia Merete Kjærsgaard 23 February 1947 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party |
Danish People's Party (1995–) Progress Party (1979–1995) |
Pia Merete Kjærsgaard (Danish pronunciation: [pʰiːæ ˈkʰæɐ̯ˀsɡ̊ɒːˀ]; born 23 February 1947) is a Danish politician who has been Speaker of the Danish Parliament since 2015.
She is a co-founder of the Danish People's Party, and led the party from 1995 to 2012. She has become one of the best-known politicians in Denmark during recent years, both for her vocal and unwavering stance against multiculturalism and immigration, and for her parliamentary support for the center-right governments of Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Lars Løkke Rasmussen from 2001 to 2011. Her success has been an inspiration for anti-immigration and anti-Islamic movements throughout Europe.
On 7 August 2012, Kjærsgaard announced her resignation from the leader position of the Danish People's Party. She appointed Kristian Thulesen Dahl as her successor, and he took office on 12 September 2012, promising to maintain the course laid out by Kjærsgaard.
Kjærsgaard was born in Copenhagen, to Poul Kjærsgaard, a paint merchant, and Inge Munch Jensen, a housewife. After completing Danish Folkeskole Education in 1963, she attended the Commercial School in Copenhagen (1963–1965). From 1963 to 1967, she worked as a home care assistant for the elderly in Gentofte. From 1978 to 1984, she was employed as an office assistant in connection with insurance and advertising activities. In 1967, Kjærsgaard married Henrik Thorup, an insurance underwriter. Thorup went on to become a chairperson and regional council member in the DPP, and currently works as a government accountant. She has two children, a daughter named Nan and a son named Troels.
Kjærsgaard began her political career as the Progress Party's candidate in the Ryvang nomination district (1979–1981), followed by the Ballerup and Gladsaxe nomination district (1981–1983), the Hvidovre nomination district (1983–1984), and finally, the Middelfart nomination district (1984–1995).
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