Mette Kierkgaard | |
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Minister for the Elderly | |
Assumed office 15 December 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Mette Frederiksen |
Member of the Folketing | |
Assumed office 1 November 2022 | |
Constituency | South Jutland |
Personal details | |
Born | Ribe,Denmark | 5 March 1972
Political party | Moderates |
Mette Kierkgaard (born 5 March 1972) is a Danish politician of the Moderates. She was elected member of the Folketing from the constituency of South Jutland in 2022. She has served as Minister for the Elderly from December 2022. [1] [2]
Kierkgaard was born in Ribe to Ove Tobiasen and Kirsten Nordahl. She is married to Thomas Kierkgaard. [1]
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