Karen Jespersen
Karen Moustgaard Jespersen (born 17 January 1947 in Copenhagen) is a Danish journalist and former politician representing the party Venstre.
Early life
Born in Copenhagen, she's the daughter of labourer Knud Jespersen and delicatessen owner Anna Jespersen. She attended Nansensgade School from 1954 to1964. Then, she graduated in History and Archaeology at University of Copenhagen.[1]
She's married to Ralf Pittelkow.
Career
Jespersen served as the editor of now defunct
Eisenhower Fellowships selected Karen Jespersen in 1987 to represent Denmark. In the book Islamister og Naivister: et anklageskrift (Islamists and Naivists: a bill of indictment), which she wrote together with her husband, political commentator Ralf Pittelkow, she warns of an underestimation of the Islamist threat.
On 14 January 2007, she declared that she was no longer member of the Social Democrats. In a press release 1 February 2007, the
References
- ^ "*". The Danish Parliament. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ "Governments - Denmark". VIPS. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Historiker: Jespersens tigerspring er historisk (2007-09-12). Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
- ^ "Løkke sætter sit første ministerhold" (in Danish). Politiken. 2009-04-07. Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)
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