Mette Abildgaard Juulsager (born 12 October 1988) is a Danish politician and member of the Conservative People's Party. She has been a member of the

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in North Zealand greater constituency since 2015. She was chairwoman of the parliamentary group of the Conservative Party during the third cabinet of Lars Løkke Rasmussen.

Background

Born in Føvling, near

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, Abildgaard's father was a

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and her mother worked in a

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. Abildgaard has an

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from

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, where she graduated in 2013. Additionally, she has a background in PR and

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. She 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 ...

. 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 Local elections 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 for the 2014–20 ...

she ran for the regional council of the

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. With 10,262 personal votes, she gained a seat in the council. In the 2015 Folketing election Abildgaard ran and received 3,206 personal votes. This was enough to gain a seat in the Folketing and she therefore left her position in the region council. She was reelected in the 2019 Folketing election, receiving 9,101 votes. In the 2022 Folketing election she received 6,376 personal votes and secured her seat. Since 26 August 2024 she has however been on leave with former member of the Folketing Birgitte Bergman serving as her substitute.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abildgaard, Mette 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