Torsten Nielsen
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Torsten Nielsen | |
|---|---|
 Nielsen in 2013 | |
| Mayor of Viborg Municipality | |
| In office 3 September 2014 – 31 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Søren Pape Poulsen |
| Succeeded by | Ulrik Wilbek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1967 Sparkær, Denmark |
| Party | Conservative People's Party |
Torsten Nielsen (born 5 March 1967)[1] is a Danish politician and former real estate agent. He was mayor of Viborg Municipality for the Conservative People's Party from 3 September 2014 to 31 December 2017. Nielsen worked as a licensed real estate agent between 1992 and 2021, and he was elected to the Viborg Municipality city council in 2009, where he was re-elected in 2013.[1] Nielsen succeeded the former mayor, Søren Pape Poulsen, when he was appointed as the new leader of the Conservative People's Party in 2017.[2]
