Christina Egelund
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Christina Egelund

Danish politician

Christina Egelund (born 9 December 1977) is a Danish politician, who was a member of the Folketing for the Liberal Alliance from 2015 to 2019 and subsequently for the Moderates from 20222

From Wikipedia’s article on Christina Egelund (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 9, 1977.1

Companies

Early life and education

  • 1993 to 1996Hjørring Gymnasium Danish Higher General Examination3
  • 2000 to 2003Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV modern litterature and language3

Career

Occupation: businessperson, politician.8

  • Since 2026Minister of Digitalisation of Denmark5
  • Since 2022Education and Research Minister5 7
  • 2022Policy advisor, Confederation of Danish Industries4
  • 2021 to 2022Education program lead, Justitia4
  • 2015 to 2018Substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe5 6
  • Date not recordedMember of the Folketing5

Personal life

  • BornDec 9, 1977, Hjørring9
  • CitizenshipKingdom of Denmark10

Politics

Egelund was elected into parliament at the 2015 Danish general election, where she received 3,076 votes. In the 2019 election she received 2,026 votes and did not get reelected. She was elected for the Moderates in 2022, and has served as minister for Higher Education and Science since 2022

From Wikipedia’s article on Christina Egelund (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

  • 2024commander of the Order of the Dannebrog11