Tanja Larsson (born 7 July 1977) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the

Folketing The Folketing ( , ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark — Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands and Greenland. E ...

for the

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political party. She entered parliament on 1 October 2019 as a replacement for

Henrik Sass Larsen Henrik Sass Larsen (born 29 May 1966) is a Danish former politician and business executive. He was a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats from 2000 to 2019. He was the Danish Minister of Business Affairs and Growth from 2013 to 2015. I ...

after he resigned his seat.

Political career

Larsson ran in the

2019 Danish general election General elections were held in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark on 5 June 2019 to elect all 179 members of the Folketing; 175 in Geography of Denmark, Denmark proper, two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. The elections took place te ...

, where she received 4,197 votes. This was not enough for her to get elected, but she became the Social Democrats' primary substitute in the Zealand constituency. When Henrik Sass Larsen resigned his seat in parliament on 1 October 2019, Larsson replaced him and took over the seat.

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External links

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)
1977 births Living people People from Faxe Municipality Social Democrats (Denmark) politicians 21st-century Danish women politicians Women members of the Folketing Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 {{Denmark-politician-stub