Pelle Dragsted | |
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Political spokesperson of the Red–Green Alliance | |
Assumed office 22 August 2023 | |
Preceded by | Mai Villadsen |
Member of the Folketing | |
Assumed office 1 November 2022 | |
Constituency | Copenhagen |
In office 18 June 2015 –5 June 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Copenhagen,Denmark | 13 April 1975
Political party | Red-Green Alliance |
Pelle Dragsted (born 13 April 1975) is a Danish author and politician who has been a member of the Folketing for the Red-Green Alliance since the 2022 Danish general election. [1] He formerly served as member of the Folketing in 2015 to 2019. [2]
He has been described as the Danish left's unofficial chief ideologue and as the Red-Green Alliance's grey eminence. [3] [4]
Dragsted was elected to the Frederiksberg City 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]
From 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 the 2015 Danish general election,where he received 2,599 votes. He was a state accountant in 2021. [9] [10] [2]
In 2021 Dragsted published the book Nordisk 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 with Mette Frederiksen alongside Mai Villadsen and Peder Hvelplund. On 15 November 2022,Dragsted officially became part of the Red-Green alliance's collective 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]
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