Nikolaj Villumsen

{{Short description|Danish politician (born 1983)}}

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| term_start = 2 July 2019{{cite web |title=Key dates ahead|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/elections-press-kit/0/key-dates-ahead |publisher=European Parliament |access-date=28 May 2019 |language=en |date=20 May 2017}}{{cite web |title=Key dates ahead|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48365702|publisher=BBC News |access-date=28 May 2019 |language=en |date=22 May 2017}}

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Nikolaj Villumsen (born 28 February 1983) is a Danish politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019, representing Enhedslisten,{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/resultater/ep-valg|title=Valgresultat EP-valg Danmark|website=www.dr.dk|access-date=3 June 2019}} a part of The Left group, where he serves as one of the four [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197571/NIKOLAJ_VILLUMSEN/home vice-chairs.] Besides serving as vice-chair in The Left, Villumsen is a member of the [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/empl/home/highlights Committee of Employment and Social Affairs], [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/home/highlights Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety] and the [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/afco/home/highlights Committee of Constitutional Affairs].

He was a member of the Folketing from September 2011 to June 2019, representing Enhedslisten.

For his many years of solidarity and support for Palestine and the Palestinian people, he received in August 2019 a [https://www.instagram.com/p/CFhH_PuhBlu/ Certificate of Appreciation] from the former Palestanian Ambassador in Denmark, Mufeed Shami.

He has a bachelor's degree in history.

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