Christian Bernhard Langballe (17 January 1967 – 19 April 2025) was a Danish politician. He was a member of the

Folketing The Folketing ( , ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark — Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands and Greenland. E ...

for the

Danish People's Party The Danish People's Party (DPP; , DF) is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Denmark. It was formed in 1995 by former members of the Progress Party (FrP). The party saw a period of significant growth after its founding a ...

. He was elected into parliament at the

2011 Danish general election General elections were held in Denmark on 15 September 2011 to elect the 179 members of the Folketing. Of those 179, 175 members were elected in Denmark, two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. The incumbent centre-right coalition led b ...

and then reelected in the

2015 Danish general election General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 18 June 2015 to elect the 179 members of the Folketing. 175 members were elected in the Denmark proper, two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. Although the ruling Social Democrats b ...

. His father was also a politician, Jesper Langballe.

Life and career

Christian Bernhard Langballe was born on 17 January 1967 in

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...

as the son of Jesper Langballe and Birgitte Langballe. He studied at

Aarhus University Aarhus University (, abbreviated AU) is a public research university. Its main campus is located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Group, the Guild, and Ut ...

from 1990 to 1998. He was the Parish priest of Tjele and Nørre Vinge parishes and Viborg parish from 2000. Christian Langballe was married to Lone Langabelle, who is also a Danish politician from the

, the couple had three children. He lives in Foulum in

Viborg Municipality Viborg Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,421.04 km2, and has a population of 97,621 (1. January 2025). Søren ...

. He became Member of Parliament for the

in West Jutland's Storkreds from 15 September 2011 to 5 June 2019 in the

. He was Temporary Member of Parliament for the Danish People's Party in West Jutland's Storkreds (deputy for Dennis Flydtkjær), from 9 June 2020 to 26 June 2020 and candidate for the Danish People's Party in Viborg East constituency from 2010. He ran again as a Member of Parliament in the

2019 Danish general election General elections were held in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark on 5 June 2019 to elect all 179 members of the Folketing; 175 in Geography of Denmark, Denmark proper, two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. The elections took place te ...

and

2022 Danish general election General elections were held in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark on 1 November 2022, except in the Faroe Islands, where they were held on 31 October as 1 November was a national day of mourning for victims at sea. Of the 179 members of the Fo ...

, but was not re-elected. In October 2023 he was diagnosed with a

terminal Terminal may refer to: Computing Hardware * Computer terminal, a set of primary input and output devices for a computer * Terminal (electronics), a device for joining electrical circuits together ** Battery terminal, electrical contact used to ...

brain tumor A brain tumor (sometimes referred to as brain cancer) occurs when a group of cells within the Human brain, brain turn cancerous and grow out of control, creating a mass. There are two main types of tumors: malignant (cancerous) tumors and benign ...

. The politician and priest had received a bleak prognosis indicating that he had less than a year left to live based on statistics. He revealed his illness in an interview with

Kristeligt Dagblad ''Kristeligt Dagblad'' is a Danish newspaper in Copenhagen. The paper was founded in 1896 and is still circulation in the 2000s. It was founded with a Christian orientation. History and profile ''Kristeligt Dagblad'' was established in 1896. It ...

. He was called in for a scan on 10 October 2024, where doctors delivered the serious news about his condition. On 19 April 2025, Langballe died after a battle with cancer. He was 58.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Langballe, Christian 1967 births 2025 deaths Danish People's Party politicians Members of the Folketing 2011–2015 Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 Politicians from Aarhus Deaths from brain cancer in Denmark Danish Christian clergy