Per Husted

Per Husted Nielsen (born 6 April 1966) is a Danish politician and member of the Folketing, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democrats, he has represented North Jutland since November 2022.^[1] He had previously been a member of the Folketing between January 2010 and September 2011.^[1] He has also served as a substitute member of the Folketing on several occasions.^[1]

Per Husted
Husted in October 2013
Member of the Folketing
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 November 2022
Constituency	North Jutland
In office 1 January 2010 – 15 September 2011
Preceded by	Lene Hansen
Constituency	North Jutland
Personal details
Born	(1966-04-06) 6 April 1966 (age 59) Kolding, Denmark
Political party	Social Democrats
Alma mater	Copenhagen Business School

Husted was born on 6 April 1966 in Kolding.^[1] He was educated at Munkensdam Upper Secondary School and Kolding Købmandsskole.^[1] He has a Master of Science degree in economics and business administration from Copenhagen Business School (1993).^[1] He was Trade Promotion Officer for the Hadsund Trade Council from 1996 to 2006.^[1] He taught at Tradium Business School and Tradium Hobro Afdeling from 2006 to 2021.^[1] He has been a member of the municipal council in Mariagerfjord Municipality since 2022, having previously been a member from 2014 to 2018.^[1]

Husted is married to Lene Kolding Abrahamsen and has two children.^[1]

Electoral history of Per Husted

Election	Constituency	Party		Votes	Result
2007 general[2]	North Jutland		Social Democrats	2,383	Not elected
2011 general[3]	North Jutland		Social Democrats	6,261	Not elected
2013 local[4]	Mariagerfjord Municipality		Social Democrats	2,748	Elected
2015 general[5]	North Jutland		Social Democrats	6,165	Not elected
2019 general[6]	North Jutland		Social Democrats	4,266	Not elected
2021 local[7]	Mariagerfjord Municipality		Social Democrats	559	Elected
2022 general[8]	North Jutland		Social Democrats	2,221	Elected