Mette Abildgaard Juulsager (born 12 October 1988 in Føvling at Brædstrup near

Horsens Horsens () is a city on the east coast of Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 61,074 (1 January 2022) and the municipality's population is 94,443 (), making it the 8th largest city in D ...

) is a Danish politician who is a member of the

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and the group chairman of the Conservative People's Party. She was elected to Parliament at the

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. Mette Abildgaard has an MSS from

Roskilde University Roskilde University ( da, Roskilde Universitet, abbreviated RUC or RU) is a Danish public university founded in 1972 and located in Trekroner in the Eastern part of Roskilde. The university awards bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and PhD de ...

, Master of Social Science. She graduated from the university in June 2013. She has a background with PR and communications. Mette Abildgaard is married to Jens Jacob Abildgaard Juulsager.

Political career

Abildgaard first ran for a political office in the

2009 European Parliament election in Denmark European Parliament elections were held in Denmark on 7 June 2009 to elect the 13 Danish members of the European Parliament. The election was held simultaneously with a referendum on changing the Danish Act of Succession. Contesting parties Al ...

. She received 14.996 votes, but did not get elected. She first ran for the Folketing in the 2011 Folketing election, where she received 1.717 personal votes. This was not enough for a seat in parliament. In the

2013 Danish local elections The Danish local elections of 2013 were held on 19 November 2013 in Denmark's 98 municipal councils, contesting 2,444 seats ( previous election: 2,468 seats) for the 2014–2017 term of office, and in five regional councils, contesting 205 seats ...

she ran for the regional council of the

Capital Region of Denmark The Capital Region of Denmark ( da, Region Hovedstaden, ) is the easternmost administrative region of Denmark. The Capital Region has 29 municipalities and a regional council consisting of 41 elected members. As of 1 August 2021 the chairperso ...

. With 10.262 she gained a seat in the council. In the 2015 Folketing election Abildgaard received 3.206 personal votes and gained a seat in the Folketing. She secured reelection in the 2019 Folketing election, receiving 9.101 votes.

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Living people 1988 births Conservative People's Party (Denmark) politicians Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 Women members of the Folketing 21st-century Danish women politicians People from Horsens Municipality Roskilde University alumni Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 {{Denmark-politician-stub