Marianne Karlsmose

Marianne Karlsmose (born 6 June 1973) is a Danish politician who was leader of the party the Christian Democrats from 2002 to 2005 and again in 2022.[1]

Marianne Karlsmose
Leader of Kristendemokraterne
In office
10 October 2022 – 7 November 2022
Preceded byIsabella Arendt
Succeeded byJeppe Hedaa
In office
2002–2005
Preceded byJann Sjursen
Succeeded byBodil Kornbek
Personal details
Born (1973-06-06) 6 June 1973
Political partyKristendemokraterne
SpouseBirger Nielsen
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Aarhus

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 in 2001.[2]

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. As a consequence, Marianne Karlsmose stepped down and was succeeded by Bodil Kornbek.[2]

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.[3] Karlsmose has led a campaign against former Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen of the Moderates to position herself as the center-right of Danish politics.[4] Karlsmose supports a government over the center and wants to avoid a government with the Denmark Democrats, the New Right and the Danish People's Party.[5]

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.[1]

Personal life

She is married to Birger Nielsen. They have two children.[6] Karlsmose is also a high school teacher at the Christian High School in Ringkøbing.

References
  1. "Drømmen om Folketinget lever hos flere medlemmer af Kristendemokraternes hovedbestyrelse". DR (in Danish). 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  2. Marianne Karlsmose Den Store Danske. Gyldendals åbne encyclopædi
  3. "Nu er det vedtaget: Karlsmose er landsformand for KD". DR (in Danish). 2022-10-16. Archived from the original on 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  4. "Kristendemokraterne udfordrer Lars Løkke". DR (in Danish). 2022-10-16. Archived from the original on 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  5. "LÆS SVARENE fra Kristendemokraterne: 'I KD kæmper vi stadig med, at folk tror, at vi er en kirke' | Nyheder". DR. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  6. Kristendemokraterne Archived 2006-01-12 at the Wayback Machine Homepage of the political party


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