Ole Christensen (born 7 May 1955) is a Danish politician who served as a

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(MEP) from 2004 until 2019. He is a member of the

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, part of the

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. During his time in parliament, Christensen served on the

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. He was also a substitute member of the

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and a member of the delegation to the

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Career

Christensen worked as an

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from 1971 to 1976, before joining the Queen's Lifeguard Regiment as a Junior NCO (1976–90). During his service, he was a senior shop steward and member of the National Executive of the Army Privates' and Corporals' Association, a trade union for non-commissioned army personnel. He was Vice-Chairman of the Danish TUC in Brovst (1984–1988), and Chairman of Brovst constituency organisation (1984–1989). He then served as a member of

Brovst Brovst is a town in North Jutlandic Island, North Jutland, Denmark. It is located in Jammerbugt Municipality, 16 km east of Fjerritslev, 14 km southwest of Aabybro and 2 km east and northeast of the villages of Ny Skovsgård and Skov ...

town council (1989–2004), including terms of office as Mayor (1998–2002) and Deputy Mayor (2002–2004). Having matriculated at the Aalborg School of Commerce in 1979, and graduated Bachelor of Commerce in 1984, he qualified and worked as an instructor at Aalborg Training School in 1990 before becoming a business consultant with

Aalborg Aalborg or Ålborg ( , , ) is Denmark's List of cities and towns in Denmark, fourth largest urban settlement (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an Urban area, urban populati ...

Trade Council (1992–98). He has been involved in various other trade union and local government organisations in North Jutland.

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* * 1955 births Living people People from Jammerbugt Municipality Social Democrats (Denmark) MEPs MEPs for Denmark 2009–2014 MEPs for Denmark 2004–2009 MEPs for Denmark 2014–2019 {{Denmark-MEP-stub