Marianne Bredal Explained

Marianne Bredal
Office:Mayor of Struer Municipality
Preceded:Mads Jakobsen
Term Start:1 February 2024[1] [2]
Office1:Member of the Folketing
Term1:3 October 2017 – 15 March 2018
Constituency1:West Jutland
Birth Date:1985 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Holstebro, Denmark
Party:Venstre

Marianne Bredal (born 10 May 1985) is a Danish politician.[3] She is the mayor of the Struer Municipality in Mid Jutland Region since 1 February 2024 following the resignation of Mads Jakobsen, elected for Venstre.[4] [5]

Political career

Marianne has been a member of Struer City Council for the left since 2013 and for several years was also a parliamentary candidate for the party. In 2015 Marianne Bredal, had decided not to stand again for the Folketing, where she ran for the liberal party, Venstre. She also ran in the 2007 Danish general election and 2011 Danish general election, where she was also not elected as a member.[6] She said "I decided a long time ago that if it didn't work out this time, it was over. Now I've given it two tries, and I think new forces are needed in the Holstebro circle."[6]

She was then temporary Member of Parliament from October 2017 to March 2018 in Thomas Danielsen's absence. She took over as acting mayor in 2023, when Mads Jakobsen became ill and took over the post of mayor when he resigned from the city council.[4] [5] She thus becomes the first female mayor in Struer. She now holds the post of mayor for the next two years.[2]

From 2015 she has been the owner of Humlum.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sygemeldt midtjysk borgmester forlader politik. danish. altinget.dk. 2023-11-28. 2024-08-26.
  2. Web site: Marianne valgt som Struers nye borgmester: En speciel dag for mig. danish. dagbladet-holstebro-struer.dk. 2023-12-19.
  3. Web site: Marieanne Bredal. thedanishparliament.dk. 2024-08-25.
  4. Web site: Marianne Bredal er nu officielt valgt som borgmester i Struer. tvmidtvest.dk. Danish. 2023-12-19. 2024-08-25.
  5. Web site: Marianne Bredal (39) Borgmester (V), Struer Kommune. altinget.dk. Danish. 2024-08-25.
  6. Web site: V-kandidat dropper landspolitikurl. tvmidtvest.dk. Danish. 2015-06-21. 2024-07-26.