Line Barfod

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Line Barfod (b. May 24, 1964 in Copenhagen) is a member of the Folketing (Danish parliament) for Enhedslisten.

Line Barfod is the daughter of retired assistant librarian Werner Brandstrup Andreasen and social worker Åse Barfod. Married to Klaus Hansen. The couple have four children.

Contents 1 Parliamentary Career 2 Education and Profession 3 Affiliations 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Parliamentary Career

Member of the Folketing for the Unity List – the Red-Green Alliance in Eastern Copenhagen constituency, November 20, 2001 to February 8, 2005. Temporary Member of the Folketing for the Unity List – the Red-Green Alliance in Århus County constituency from October 8 to November 30, 1998. The Unity List – the Red-Green Alliance's candidate in Glostrup nomination district, in Nørrebro nomination district, 1999 to 2001, in Århus West nomination district, 1998 to 1999, and in Frederiksborg County nomination district, 1996 to 1998.

[edit] Education and Profession

Master of laws, University of Copenhagen, 1985-1992. Tidens High School 1983-1984. Rysensteen Upper Secondary School, 1980-1983. Solicitor with Advokatfirmaet Foldschack & Forchhammer from 2002. Junior solicitor and solicitor with Advokaterne Ulla Paabøl & Knud Foldschack 1993-2002. Junior solicitor with Advokat Jørgen Lokdam 1992. Tutor in criminal law at the University of Copenhagen, 1992-2000. Counsellor in study debt with the Students' Council from 1991.

[edit] Affiliations

Chairwoman of "Fælles Kurs Ungdom" (Youth on a Common Course), 1984-1985. Technical secretary with the Communist Students 1987-1989. Member of the presidium and finance committee of the Student Council, the University of Copenhagen, 1989-1990. Member of the governing body of the DIS Fund, 1990-1992, Chairwoman of "Studenterbogladens Fond" (Student Bookshop Fund), 1991-1997, Chairwoman of "Foreningen Kulturbyens Venner" (Association of Friends of Culture Town), 1994-1998. Member of the council of representatives of the Housing Fund for single mothers and fathers from 1997, of the Central Board of the Unity List – The Red-Green Alliance from 1998-2002, and from 2003-2005, of the editorial committee of the Association of Solicitors' legal-political periodical 'Lov & Ret' (Law and Justice) from 1997, and of the council of representatives of the financial institution 'Fælleskassen', from 2000.

[edit] References

• Folketinget bio

[edit] External links

• The Danish Red-Green Alliance

v • d • e Danish parliamentary election, 2007
Parties running in Denmark proper Venstre • Social Democrats • Danish People's Party • Conservative People's Party • Danish Social Liberal Party • Socialist People's Party • Red-Green Alliance • Christian Democrats • New Alliance	Parties running in the Faroe Islands People's Party • Republican Party • Centre Party • Self-Government Party • Social Democratic Party • Union Party	Parties running in Greenland Forward • Inuit Community • Democrats • Feeling of Community
Candidates for Prime Minister: Fogh Rasmussen • Thorning-Schmidt
Other notable candidates: Barfod • Bendtsen • Khader • Kjærsgaard • Kornbek • Søvndal • Vestager
Ministry of Welfare: Parties eligible to run in Danish parliamentary elections