Maria Staghøj Durhuus (born 25 September 1977) is a Danish politician and

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of the

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, the national

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. A

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, she has represented

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since November 2022. Durhuus was born on 25 September 1977 in

Ringkøbing Ringkøbing (older spelling ''Ringkjøbing'') is a town in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality in Central Denmark Region, Region Midtjylland on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in west Denmark. It has a population of 9,830 (1 January 2025).

. She is the daughter of Hans Arne Staghøj and educator Lilian Steffensen. She was educated at Thisted Gymnasium og HF and studied nursing. She was a nurse at various establishments from 2006 to 2019. She worked for

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's Thorupgården housing scheme from 2020 to 2022. She was a member of the municipal council in

Hvidovre Municipality Hvidovre Municipality () is a municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') in the Capital Region near Copenhagen on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 22 km2, and has a total population of 53,760 ...

from 2013 to 2022. Durhuus has four sons.

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1977 births Danish municipal councillors Living people Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 People from Hvidovre Municipality Social Democrats (Denmark) politicians Women members of the Folketing {{Denmark-politician-stub