Rikke Karlsson
Rikke Karlsson (born 29 April 1965) is a Danish politician for the Danish People's Party. She was elected to the European Parliament (EP) in the 2014 EP election. She was a local politician in Rebild Municipality and North Denmark Region council 2009–2014[1][2] and has been a substitute to the Folketing[3]
Karlsson has social pedagogy and has worked as a social worker, teacher, leader of a school for children with special problems and in healthcare sector, including psychiatry.[1]
Elected a member of the municipal council in Rebild in 2009, she was a critic of the municipal authorises in the Rebild-affair where a man had sexually abused nine children, also after concern had been raised to the municipality.[1] Karlsson's involvement in the affair was in the beginning controversial.[2] The affair led to the resignation of four leaders in the municipality.[4]
A candidate to the Folketing in the 2011 election, she was elected first substitute to the parliament.[3]
Being a candidate to the European Parliament for the third time in 2014, she was in nominated in second spot at the party's list and was elected with 7,944 preference votes.[3]
Karlsson lives in Støvring and has three children.[5] She is the niece of fellow Danish People's Party politician Søren Espersen.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Anders Holm Nielsen (23 May 2014) Rikke Karlsson: Fra Rebild til Bruxelles Template:Dk icon TV2. Retrieved 6 June 2014
- ^ a b Ritzau (27 May 2014) PORTRÆT: DF'eren der satte Rebild-lavinen i gang Template:Dk icon Jyllandsposten. Retrieved 6 June 2014
- ^ a b c Kender du dem? Disse tre DF'ere er på vej til Bruxelles Template:Dk icon Danmarks Radio.
- ^ Martin Johansne (15 November 2012) Endnu en chef falder på Rebild-sagen Template:Dk icon Jyllandsposten.
- ^ Rikke Karlsson Dansk Folkeparti. Retrieved 6 June 2014
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