Inger Støjberg
Encyclopedia
Inger Støjberg is a Danish
member of parliament since the 2001 elections
for the party Venstre
. She has been Minister of Employment.
local newspaper from 1999 until 2001 when she became a freelance journalist in her own company, Støjberg Kommunikation.
, a position she occupied 1994—2002. She served as chairman of Liberalt Oplysnings Forbund (LOF) from 1996 to 1999.
Støjberg has previously called herself "an educated journalist" but was forced to revise her resume, as she does not have such an education.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
member of parliament since the 2001 elections
Danish parliamentary election, 2001
Parliamentary elections were held in Denmark on 20 November 2001. For the first time since the 1924 the Social Democrats did not win the most seats. Anders Fogh Rasmussen of the centre-right Venstre became Prime Minister in coalition with the Conservative People's Party, as the head of the first...
for the party Venstre
Venstre (Denmark)
VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...
. She has been Minister of Employment.
Personal life
In 1999 she graduated from InformationsAkademiet, and was editor of Viborg'sViborg, Denmark
Viborg , a town in central Jutland, Denmark, is the seat of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland. Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the High Court for the Jutland peninsula...
local newspaper from 1999 until 2001 when she became a freelance journalist in her own company, Støjberg Kommunikation.
Political career
Støjberg's first elected office was as member of the city council of Viborg MunicipalityViborg municipality
Viborg municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,390 km², and has a total population of 92,084...
, a position she occupied 1994—2002. She served as chairman of Liberalt Oplysnings Forbund (LOF) from 1996 to 1999.
Støjberg has previously called herself "an educated journalist" but was forced to revise her resume, as she does not have such an education.