Lisbeth Torfing
Lisbeth Torfing | |
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| Member of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 24 March 2026 | |
| Constituency | West Jutland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lisbeth Heidemann 12 July 1987 Frederiksberg, Denmark |
| Party | Red–Green Alliance |
| Alma mater | University of Iceland Aarhus University |
Lisbeth Heidemann Torfing (born 12 July 1987) is a Danish politician and Member of the Folketing. A member of the Red–Green Alliance, she has represented West Jutland since March 2026.[1]
Torfing was born on 12 July 1987 in Frederiksberg.[2] She has a MA degree in Icelandic Medieval Studies from the University of Iceland (2011) and a PhD in Nordic Language and Literature from Aarhus University (2016).[2][3] She was an external lecturer at Aarhus University (2016–2017) and an editor at education publisher Better Students (2017–2019).[3][4]
Torfing was a board member of the Red–Green Alliance between 2020 and 2022.[3] She has been a member of the municipal council in Horsens since 2018.[3] She was elected to the Folketing at the 2026 general election.[5][6]
Torfing is married to Tobias Torfing and has two children.[3][7] She lives in Grumstrup near Hovedgård.[8][9]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Personal votes |
Total votes |
Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 local[10] | Horsens Municipality | Red–Green Alliance | 519 | Elected | ||
| 2021 local[11] | Horsens Municipality | Red–Green Alliance | 768 | Elected | ||
| 2021 local[12] | Mid-Jutland Region | Red–Green Alliance | 574 | Not elected | ||
| 2022 general[13] | East Jutland | Red–Green Alliance | 564 | 1,501 | Not elected | |
| 2025 local[14] | Horsens Municipality | Red–Green Alliance | 828 | Elected | ||
| 2026 general[15] | West Jutland | Red–Green Alliance | 644 | 2,521 | Not elected[a] | |
Notes
- ↑ Torfing entered the Folketing as one of the Red–Green Alliance's compensatory seats.
References
- ↑ "Lisbeth Torfing (EL)" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Folketing. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Folketingsvalg 2026: Lisbeth Torfing (38)". Altinget.dk (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Folketingsvalg 2026:Kandidat i Vestjyllands Storkreds - Lisbeth Torfing". TV 2 Østjylland (in Danish). Aarhus, Denmark. Archived from the original on 22 November 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Kommunalvalg 2025: Kandidat i Horsens - Lisbeth Torfing". TV Syd (in Danish). Kolding, Denmark. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Valgte FV26: Det nye folketing". DR (in Danish). Copenhagen , Denmark. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Marginaler afgjorde det: Farvel byråd, goddag Christiansborg". TV Midtvest (in Danish). Holstebro, Denmark. TV Syd. 26 March 2026. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ Dittmer, Dorthea (26 January 2020). "Han troede det var en forkølelse: På et splitsekund ændrede livet sig for Tobias og hans familie". Horsens Folkeblad (in Danish). Horsens, Denmark. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Kandidat KV25: Lisbeth Torfing". DR (in Danish). Copenhagen , Denmark. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ Kildall, Jørn (25 September 2025). "Mød Lisbeth fra Grumstrup: Fra fletninger i Sydafrika til værktøjskassen på landet". Østjysk Næravis (in Danish). Østbirk, Denmark. Archived from the original on 28 September 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Kommunalvalg 2017: Stemmefordeling i Horsens Kommune" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: valg.dk. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "Kommunalvalg 2021: Stemmefordeling i Horsens Kommune" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: valg.dk. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "Regionsrådsvalg 2021: Stemmefordeling i Region Midtjylland" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: valg.dk. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
- ↑ "Folketingsvalg tirsdag 1. november 2022: Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Statistics Denmark. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Kommunalvalg 2025: Stemmefordeling i Horsens Kommune" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: valg.dk. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ↑ "Folketingsvalg tirsdag 24. marts 2026: Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Statistics Denmark. Archived from the original on 26 March 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.