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Pia Kjærsgaard

Member of the Folketing, The Danish People's Party

Former Speaker of the Danish Parliament

Folketinget, Christiansborg
1240 København K

Parliamentary phone (text messages disabled):
+45 3337 5500
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Pia Merete Kjærsgaard, born February 23rd 1947 in København, daughter of paint dealer Poul Kjærsgaard and housewife Inge Munch Jensen. Married to Henrik Thorup, former vice-chairman of the Public Accounts Committe.

Member period
Parliamentary career
Education
Employment
Affiliations
Publications

Author of »…men udsigten er god« (…but the View is Good), 1998. Co-author of »Fordi jeg var nødt til det« (Because I had to), 2013 and »Digteren og Partiformanden« (The Poet and the Party Chairwoman), 2006. Editor of »Jul på Borgen VII« (Christmas at Christiansborg VII), 2020, »Jul på Borgen VI« (Christmas at Christiansborg VI), 2019, »Jul på Borgen V« (Christmas at Christiansborg V), 2018, »Jul på Borgen IV« (Christmas at Christiansborg IV), 2017, »Jul på Borgen III« (Christmas at Christiansborg III), 2016, and »Jul på Borgen II« (Christmas at Christiansborg II), 2012. 

Awards

Awarded Commander of 1st class of the Order of Dannebrog 2018, Commander of the Order of Dannebrog 2014, Knight of 1st Class of the Order of Dannebrog 2002 and the Order of Dannebrog 1994. Awarded the Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit (France) 2018. Awarded The Nordic Blue Berets Medal of Honour in gold 2018. Awarded the Order of the Aztec Eagle (Mexico) 2017. Awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (Belgium) 2017. Grand Cross of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon 2017. Awarded the Order of the Brilliant Star. Awarded the medal of honour Friend of Overseas Chinese Association and the Special Medal of Diplomacy in Taiwan. Recieved the communication price of 'Altinget' Ting-Prisen 2007 and 2014. Awarded the Golden Coach Horn by 'Dansk Postordre Forening' (the Danish Mail-Order Association). Nominated Politician of the Year by 'Landsforeningen for Erhvervsinteresser' (the National Association of Business Interests). Received the Kosan Award.

Current committees

Member of
  • The Scrutineers’ Committee
Spokesman
  • Spokeswoman on alien affairs
  • Spokeswoman on animal welfare
  • Spokeswoman on immigration and integration
  • Spokeswoman on Senior Citizens
  • Spokeswoman on the German minority
  • Spokeswoman on values

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