Pia Christmas-Møller
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Pia Christmas-Møller is a Danish
politician, a member of parliament since 1987. She represented the Conservative People's Party
from 1987 until 2007 and led her party between 1998 and 1999, but now sits as an Independent
.
Christmas-Møller has served as a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
since 2002, and as a member of the Danish delegation to the Nordic Council
from January 2000 to November 2001, and then again from October 2008 to date. She is also a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, of which she was elected a Vice-President in 2005 and re-elected in July 2008. In the OSCE Christmas-Møller has been active in election observation missions, in which she has served as a Head of Delegation.
On December 5, 2007, she announced that she would leave the Conservatives and sit in the Folketing as an independent.
In 2008, she took part in an OSCE mission to observe the conduct of the United States general election of 2008
, heading its delegation in Ohio. The judgment of the mission was that "The U.S. elections clearly reflected the will of the people and demonstrated convincingly the country's commitment to democratic elections".
On climate change
, she wrote in 2009 -
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...
politician, a member of parliament since 1987. She represented the Conservative People's Party
Conservative People's Party (Denmark)
The Conservative People's Party , also known as Conservatives is a Danish political party.-History:The party was founded 1915 based mostly on its predecessor, Højre , but also on the Free Conservatives and a moderate faction of Venstre , the liberals.The party has participated in several coalition...
from 1987 until 2007 and led her party between 1998 and 1999, but now sits as an Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
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Christmas-Møller has served as a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe , which held its first session in Strasbourg on 10 August 1949, can be considered the oldest international parliamentary assembly with a pluralistic composition of democratically elected members of parliament established on the basis of an...
since 2002, and as a member of the Danish delegation to the Nordic Council
Nordic Council
The Nordic Council is a geo-political, inter-parliamentary forum for co-operation between the Nordic countries. It was established following World War II and its first concrete result was the introduction in 1952 of a common labour market and free movement across borders without passports for the...
from January 2000 to November 2001, and then again from October 2008 to date. She is also a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, of which she was elected a Vice-President in 2005 and re-elected in July 2008. In the OSCE Christmas-Møller has been active in election observation missions, in which she has served as a Head of Delegation.
On December 5, 2007, she announced that she would leave the Conservatives and sit in the Folketing as an independent.
In 2008, she took part in an OSCE mission to observe the conduct of the United States general election of 2008
United States elections, 2008
The 2008 United States general elections were held on November 4. The result was a significant victory for the Democratic Party on the national level, as they increased majorities in both houses of Congress and won the Presidency. Democrat Barack Obama defeated Republican John McCain in the...
, heading its delegation in Ohio. The judgment of the mission was that "The U.S. elections clearly reflected the will of the people and demonstrated convincingly the country's commitment to democratic elections".
On climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
, she wrote in 2009 -