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 |
| Education | 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.
Torfing was born on 12 July 1987 in Frederiksberg. 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). She was an external lecturer at Aarhus University (2016–2017) and an editor at education publisher Better Students (2017–2019).
Torfing was a board member of the Red–Green Alliance between 2020 and 2022. She has been a member of the municipal council in Horsens since 2018. She was elected to the Folketing at the 2026 general election.
Torfing is married to Tobias Torfing and has two children. She lives in Grumstrup near Hovedgård.
| Election | Constituency | Party | Personal votes |
Total votes |
Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 local | Horsens Municipality | Red–Green Alliance | 519 | Elected | ||
| 2021 local | Horsens Municipality | Red–Green Alliance | 768 | Elected | ||
| 2021 local | Mid-Jutland Region | Red–Green Alliance | 574 | Not elected | ||
| 2022 general | East Jutland | Red–Green Alliance | 564 | 1,501 | Not elected | |
| 2025 local | Horsens Municipality | Red–Green Alliance | 828 | Elected | ||
| 2026 general | West Jutland | Red–Green Alliance | 644 | 2,521 | Not elected | |
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.