Line Barfod

Line Barfod

Line Barfod (b. May 24, 1964 in Copenhagen) is a lawyer and politician in Denmark. She is a former member of the Folketing (Danish parliament) for the Red-Green Alliance.

Line Barfod is the daughter of retired assistant librarian Werner Brandstrup Andreasen and social worker Åse Barfod. She is married to Klaus Hansen. They have four children.

Parliamentary career

Prior to her current tenure, Barford was a member of the Folketing for the Red-Green Alliance in Eastern Copenhagen constituency from November 20, 2001 to February 8, 2005, a temporary member of the Folketing for the Red-Green Alliance in Århus County constituency from October 8 to November 30, 1998, the Red-Green Alliance's candidate in Nørrebro nomination district, 1999 to 2001, in Århus West nomination district, 1998 to 1999, and in Frederiksborg County nomination district, 1996 to 1998.

Education and Profession

Barford attended Rysensteen Upper Secondary School, 1980-1983, and Tidens High School, 1983-1984. She has a master's degree in law from the University of Copenhagen, which she attended 1985-1992. 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.

Affiliations

She was chairwoman of "Fælles Kurs Ungdom" (Common Course youth wing), 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, on the Central Board of the Red-Green Alliance from 1998-2002, and from 2003–2005, on the editorial committee of the Association of Solicitors' legal-political periodical 'Lov & Ret' (Law and Justice) from 1997, and on the council of representatives of the financial institution 'Fælleskassen', from 2000.

External links

The Danish Red-Green Alliance

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	Democrats Siumut Inuit Ataqatigiit Solidarity

Candidates for Prime Minister	Anders Fogh Rasmussen Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Other notable candidates	Line Barfod Bendt Bendtsen Naser Khader Pia Kjærsgaard Bodil Kornbek Villy Søvndal Margrethe Vestager

Detailed results

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