Marlene Harpsøe

Harpsøe was born in Humlebæk. She studied for a course in languages at a further education college and worked as an office manager for a chemical engineering company. She was then employed as a political secretary for the Danish People's Party from 2006 to 2007.^[1]

Harpsøe served as national vice-spokeswoman for the Youth of the Danish People's Party (DFU) and was the local association chairwoman of DFU in North Zealand and a board member of the Danish People's Party's local branch in Fredensborg Municipality. She was elected to the Folketing during the 2007 Danish general election. She later lost her seat during the 2011 election but regained it at the 2015 Danish general election when the DPP finished in second place. In 2014, she was also elected to Helsingør City Council^[2][3]

During the 2019 Danish general election, Harpsøe again lost her seat and in 2022 announced she was leaving the DPP citing conditions within the party. In August 2022, she joined the Denmark Democrats party and was re-elected to the Folketing.^[4]