Franciska Rosenkilde (born 19 March 1976) is a Danish geographer and politician who has been the leader of The Alternative since February 2021, replacing Josephine Fock.[1] Alongside five other members of The Alternative, Rosenkilde was elected to the Folketing in November 2022.[2]
Franciska Rosenkilde | |
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| Member of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2022 | |
| Leader of the Alternative | |
| Assumed office 7 February 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Josephine Fock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1976 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Political party | The Alternative (2014–present) |
| Residence | Vesterbro, Copenhagen |
| Education | Metropol University College (BA) University of Copenhagen (MA) |
| Occupation | Geographer and politician |
| Website | Official website |
Education and civil career
editRosenkilde has a professional bachelor's degree in health and nutrition from Metropol University College, which she studied from 2006 to 2010.[3] In 2012, she began a master's degree in geography from the University of Copenhagen, which she completed in 2015.[3] Rosenkilde wrote her master's thesis on food systems and climate change.[4]
Prior to her political career, she worked as a chef and as a mediator of diet and lifestyle.[4][5]
Political career
editRosenkilde became a member of The Alternative in 2014 after a political debate in the party at Bremen Teater.[4][6]
In 2017, she was elected to the Copenhagen City Council in the local elections. Here she sat as a member of the Citizens' Representation and The Alternative's group chairperson at Copenhagen City Hall until October 2018.[3]
In October 2018, after a vote in The Alternative in Copenhagen, Rosenkilde was elected to the post of Mayor of Culture and Leisure, after the party's former mayor, Niko Grünfeld, had resigned.[5] She received 97 votes out of 188.[5]
Party leadership
editAt an extraordinary national meeting, on 7 February 2021, she was elected by party members to become political leader of the Alternative. Four candidates ran, and Rosenkilde received 260 votes out of a total of 471.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Mauricio, Martin (7 February 2021). "Franciska Rosenkilde er ny politisk leder for Alternativet". Altinget (in Danish). Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Hvem er valgt? Se valgte kandidater og personlige stemmer | DR". www.dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ a b c "Franciska Rosenkilde". LinkedIn (in Danish). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "AlleOS // Alternativet". Alternativet (in Danish). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ a b c Ankerstjerne, Magnus (28 October 2018). "Her er Københavns nye kultur- og fritidsborgmester". TV 2 Lorry (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ Jahanshahi, Natasha (23 November 2020). "Franciska Rosenkilde vil være politisk leder for Alternativet". Altinget (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
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