Peter Kofod (politician)

Peter Kofod Hristov (born 27 February 1990) is a Danish politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019. He served in the Folketing from June 2015 to June 2019.[3]

Peter Kofod
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
for Denmark
In office
1 July 2019 – 14 November 2022
Succeeded byAnders Vistisen
Personal details
Born (1990-02-27) 27 February 1990[1]
Snogebæk, Denmark [1]
Political partyDanish People's Party
SpouseVasileva Hristov (married 2018)[2]

During his term in the Folketing, he represented the Danish People's Party (DPP). As of July 2019, the DPP is on the parliamentary group Identity and Democracy. At the 2022 general election, he was once again elected a member of the Folketing.

Biography

Born in Snogebæk on Bornholm and as the son of a blacksmith and nurse, Peter Kofod graduated from the Signal Regiment in 2010 and later worked as a primary school teacher in Haderslev. He was a city councillor in Haderslev Municipality beginning in 2014, and was in the regional council for Southern Denmark from 2014–2015.[3]

He adopted the surname Hristov when he married his wife Vasileva in 2018[2] but did not use the name in political contexts.[4] At the 2022 general election, Kofod was once again elected a member of the Folketing with 3,887 person votes in South Jutland.[5] On 10 November, it was announced that he and Vasileva had agreed to divorce.[6]

References
  1. marts 2019, Sidst opdateret: 18. "Peter Kofod". Altinget.dk. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. "DF-profil får østeuropæisk navn: Vil ikke bruge det". www.avisen.dk. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget). Accessed on 3 June 2019.
  4. "DF-politiker har taget østeuropæisk efternavn: Men vil ikke bruge det". www.jv.dk. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. "Hvem er valgt? Se valgte kandidater og personlige stemmer | DR". www.dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. Frølich, Sebastian (10 November 2022). "Peter Kofod skal skilles". www.bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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