Erik Skov Christensen Explained

Erik Skov Christensen
Order:Member of the Folketing
Term Start:18 June 2015
Term End:5 June 2019
Constituency:Fyn
Order1:Mayor of Nyborg Municipality
Term Start1:1 January 2010
Term End1:31 December 2013
Predecessor1:Jørn Terndrup (V)
Successor1:Kenneth Muhs (V)
Order2:Mayor of Ullerslev Municipality
Term Start2:1998
Term End2:2007
Predecessor2:Tage Jensen (A)
Successor2:None
Birth Date:25 February 1958
Birth Place:Nyborg, Denmark
Party:Social Democrats

Erik Skov Christensen (born 25 February 1958 in Nyborg) is a Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats from 2015 to 2019. He was the mayor of Ullerslev Municipality from 1998 to 2007 and of Nyborg Municipality from 2010 to 2013.[1]

Political career

Christensen sat in the municipal council of Ullerslev Municipality from 1994 until it was merged with Nyborg and Ørbæk Municipality in 2007 to form a new Nyborg Municipality. He sat in the municipal council of the new Nyborg Municipality from 2006 to 2015. From 1998 to 2007 he was the mayor of Ullerslev Municipality and from 2010 to 2013 he was the mayor of Nyborg Municipality.

Christensen was elected into parliament at the 2015 Danish general election, where he received 4,447 votes. In the 2019 election he received 3,441 votes and did not get reelected. In 2020 Christensen became the head of a Danish commission to spread awareness of the work of the European Union.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Erik Christensen (S) . Ft.dk . 18 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 18. juni 2015 . Dst.dk . 18 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019 . Dst.dk . 18 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Ny post til vraget politiker: Socialdemokratiet belønner tidligere Nyborg-borgmester . Fyens.dk . 18 September 2021.