Christoffer Aagaard Melson | |
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Member of the Folketing | |
Assumed office 5 June 2019 | |
Constituency | South Jutland |
Personal details | |
Born | Vejle,Denmark | 16 August 1984
Political party | Venstre |
Christoffer Aagaard Melson (born 16 August 1984) is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was elected into parliament at the 2019 Danish general election. [1]
Melson was a member of the municipal council of Vejle Municipality from 2014 to 2021. He was elected into the Folketing in 2019,receiving 7,550 personal votes. [2]
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