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Louise Frevert (born 31 May 1953) is a former member of the Danish parliament, [1] born in Frederiksberg. She was elected as member of parliament for the Danish People's Party [2] in the 2001 election and reelected in 2005. She left the party in 2007 [1] and later joined the Centre Democrats, which did not stand for reelection in the 2007 elections. She is also a former member of the Conservative People's Party.
Before entering politics, she was a professional belly dancer and performed in the 1970s for the Iranian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. She also performed as a backup dancer with Debbie Cameron at Eurovision 1981. She has also been a pornographic actress [2] and has performed in several short vignettes from Color Climax. Louise Frevert is openly lesbian. [2] She has 4 children from past marriages to men, on 19 January 2013, she married her partner Suzanne. [3] [4]
Frevert was prosecuted for her 2005 comments against immigration and Muslims, which she published on her website. [5] [6]
Pia Merete Kjærsgaard is a Danish politician who was Speaker of the Danish Parliament from 2015 to 2019, and former leader of the Danish People's Party.
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