Susie Jessen (born 1985) is a Danish politician and journalist. Since 2022 she has been a member of the

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for the

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and represents the

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constituency.

Biography

Jessen was born in 1985 and is the daughter of politician

Søren Espersen Søren Espersen (born 20 July 1953) is a Danish politician, journalist, and author, who is a member of the Folketing for the Denmark Democrats. Espersen was originally elected for the Danish People's Party in 2005, and was the party's foreign aff ...

. She graduated with a diploma in journalism in 2010 and worked as a political reporter and a communications consultant for the

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. She later worked as a political consultant for

Kristian Thulesen Dahl Kristian Thulesen Dahl (born 30 July 1969) is a Danish director and former politician who served as Leader of the Danish People's Party (DPP) from 2012 to 2022. He was a Folketing, Member of the Folketing (MF) from September 1994 until July 2022, ...

and was a press officer for the

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. For the

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 ...

, Jessen was elected to the Folketing as a member of the Denmark Democrats.

References

Living people 1985 births Politicians from Aalborg 21st-century Danish women politicians Women members of the Folketing Danish People's Party politicians Denmark Democrats politicians Members of the Folketing 2022–2026 {{Denmark-politician-stub