Nikolaj Villumsen | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Denmark | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 [1] [2] | |
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| Born | 28 February 1983 [3] Aarhus, Denmark |
Nikolaj Barslund Villumsen [4] (born 28 February 1983) is a Danish politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019, representing Enhedslisten, [5] a part of The Left group, where he serves as one of the four vice-chairs. Besides serving as vice-chair in The Left, Villumsen is a member of the Committee of Employment and Social Affairs, Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the Committee of Constitutional Affairs.
He was a member of the Folketing from September 2011 to June 2019, representing Enhedslisten. [3]
For his many years of solidarity and support for Palestine and the Palestinian people, he received in August 2019 a Certificate of Appreciation from the former Palestanian Ambassador in Denmark, Mufeed Shami.
He has a bachelor's degree in history. [3]