Marie Jepsen (27 March 1940 – 20 October 2018) was a Danish politician who served in the

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as a member of the Conservative People's Party from 1984 until 1994.

Biography

Marie Jepsen was born on 27 March 1940 in the town of

Nørre Nissum Nørre Nissum is a village situated in western Jutland, Denmark with a population of 988 (1 January 2025).West Jutland. Following her marriage in 1963, Jepsen moved to the town of

Silkeborg Silkeborg () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025).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 ...

City Council in 1984. Jepsen ran for the

in the 1984 election as a member of the Conservative People's Party. Jepsen, who stated she ran because there were not enough women on the ballot, won election. Jepsen sat as a member of the

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, serving as the group's vice chair from 1988 until 1992. Jepsen sat on various committees throughout her tenure, particularly the Committee on Women's Rights and the Committee on Agriculture. She also served as first deputy leader of the

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commission. Jepsen was re-elected in the 1989 election and served until 1994. Jepsen died on 20 October 2018 at the age of 78. Jepsen had three children with her husband, who died in 2002.

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