Pelle Dragsted(born 13 April 1975) is a Danish author and politician who has been a member of theFolketingfor theRed-Green Alliancesince the2022 Danish general election.[1]He formerly served as member of the Folketing in 2015 to 2019.[2]
Pelle Dragsted | |
|---|---|
| Political spokesperson of theRed–Green Alliance | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mai Villadsen |
| Member of theFolketing | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2022 | |
| Constituency | Copenhagen |
| In office 18 June 2015 – 5 June 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1975 Copenhagen,Denmark |
| Political party | Red-Green Alliance |
He has been described as the Danish left's unofficial chief ideologue and as the Red-Green Alliance'sgrey eminence.[3][4]
Dragsted was elected to theFrederiksbergCity Council in 2021, where he served as chair of the climate and housing committee.[5]After winning re-election to the Folketing, Dragsted stepped back from his position as councillor due to rules regarding double mandates in the Red-Green alliance.[6][7]
In August 2023, Dragsted was announced as the new political spokesperson of the Red-Green Alliance, succeeding Mai Villadsen.[8]
Career
editFrom 2009 to 2011, Dragsted was in charge of the press work for the Red-Green Alliance. From 2011 to 2015 he was a political advisor for the party. Dragsted was first elected to parliament at the2015 Danish general election,where he received 2,599 votes. He was a state accountant in 2021.[9][10][2]
In 2021 Dragsted published the bookNordisk socialism(Nordic socialism), for which he was awarded the N.F.S. Grundtvig Prize.[3]
Dragsted was again elected to the Folketing in 2022, receiving 14,129 votes.[11]In the days following the election, Dragsted participated in government formation negotiations withMette FrederiksenalongsideMai VilladsenandPeder Hvelplund.On 15 November 2022, Dragsted officially became part of the Red-Green alliance'scollective leadership.[12]
Upon his appointment as political spokesperson of the Red-Green Alliance in 2023, Dragsted was hailed as ‘capable, visionary and committed’ as he put forward a revitalised party manifesto.[13]
Bibliography
edit- Nordisk socialisme(Gyldendal,2021)
References
edit- ^"Hvem er valgt? Se valgte kandidater og personlige stemmer | DR".www.dr.dk(in Danish).Retrieved2022-11-02.
- ^ab"Pelle Dragsted (EL)".Ft.dk.Retrieved27 October2021.
- ^ab"Pelle Dragsted | lex.dk".Den Store Danske(in Danish).Retrieved2022-11-01.
- ^"Enhedslistens 'grå eminence' går efter en plads i Folketinget".Information(in Danish). 2013-02-14.Retrieved2022-11-09.
- ^Holm, Thue Ahrenkilde (2021-11-18)."Pelle Dragsted blev en stemmesluger på Frederiksberg: Det vil han med magten".Berlingske.dk(in Danish).Retrieved2022-11-01.
- ^"Pelle Dragsted vil i Folketinget igen".Altinget.dk(in Danish).Retrieved2022-11-03.
- ^"EL-profil trækker sig fra kommunal post efter valg til Folketinget".Jyllands-Posten(in Danish). 2022-11-04.Retrieved2022-11-15.
- ^Hunter, Lena (2023-08-22)."The Copenhagen Post".The Copenhagen Post.Retrieved2023-08-22.
- ^"Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere, Folketingsvalg torsdag 18. juni 2015".Dst.dk.Retrieved27 October2021.
- ^"Pelle Dragsted".Gyldendal.dk.Retrieved27 October2021.
- ^"Hvem er valgt? Se valgte kandidater og personlige stemmer | DR".www.dr.dk(in Danish).Retrieved2022-11-15.
- ^"Dragsted træder direkte ind i Enhedslistens ledelse | Nyheder".DR(in Danish). Archived fromthe originalon 2022-11-15.Retrieved2022-11-15.
- ^Hunter, Lena (2023-08-22)."The Copenhagen Post".The Copenhagen Post.Retrieved2023-08-22.
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