Peter Kofod (politician) explained

Peter Kofod
Constituency Mp:Denmark
Term Start:1 July 2019
Term End:14 November 2022
Parliament:European
Office1:Member of the Folketing
Term Start1:15 November 2022
Constituency1:South Jutland
Birth Date:27 February 1990[1]
Birth Place:Snogebæk, Denmark
Nationality:Danish
Party:Danish People's Party
Succeeded:Anders Vistisen

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.[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.

He adopted the surname Hristov when he married his wife Vasileva in 2018[3] 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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Kofod. Sidst opdateret: 18. marts 2019. Altinget.dk. 3 June 2019.
  2. . Accessed on 3 June 2019.
  3. Web site: DF-profil får østeuropæisk navn: Vil ikke bruge det. www.avisen.dk. 3 June 2019.
  4. Web site: DF-politiker har taget østeuropæisk efternavn: Men vil ikke bruge det. 5 March 2019. www.jv.dk. 3 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Hvem er valgt? Se valgte kandidater og personlige stemmer DR . 2023-04-27 . www.dr.dk . da-dk.
  6. Web site: Frølich . Sebastian . 2022-11-10 . Peter Kofod skal skilles . 2023-04-27 . www.bt.dk . da.