Pernille Skipper

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Pernille Skipper

| honorific-suffix = MP

| image = 20190614 Folkemodet Bornholm Pernille Skipper Enhedslisten 0555 (48069006831) (cropped).jpg

| office = Political spokesperson of the Red–Green Alliance

| term_start = 4 May 2016

| term_end = 10 February 2021

| predecessor = Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen

| successor = Mai Villadsen

| office1 = Member of the Folketing

| term_start1 = 15 September 2011

| term_end1 = 10 February 2021

| constituency1 = Copenhagen (from 2019)
Fyn (2011—2019)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1984|7|10}}

| birth_place = Aalborg, Denmark

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Red–Green Alliance

| spouse = Oliver Routhe Skov
(m. 2015)

| alma_mater = University of Copenhagen

}}

Pernille Skipper (born 10 July 1984) is a Danish former politician. She was a member of the Folketing from 2011 to 2022, and was political spokesperson for the Red–Green Alliance from 2016 to 2021, succeeding Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen. In 2021 she was replaced by Mai Villadsen.{{cite web |title=Pernille Skipper (EL) |url=https://www.ft.dk/medlemmer/mf/p/pernille-skipper |website=Ft.dk |access-date=18 August 2021}}

Skipper was active in student politics, being chairman of the student council in high school, and vice chairman at the student council at the University of Copenhagen. She has been a member of the Red–Green Alliance since 2001, and was in 2011 elected to the Folketing. Since 2013 she has been seen as the expected successor to Schmidt-Nielsen, and in 2016 she was appointed political spokesperson.

Background

Pernille Skipper was born in Aalborg on 10 July 1984. Her parents are Jørnn Skipper and Henriette von Platen-Hallermund. From 2001 to 2003 she took her secondary education at Aalborghus Gymnasium. During this period, she was involved in student politics, being chairperson of her school's student council, chairperson of the regional chapter of Danske Gymnasieelevers Sammenslutning, the Danish association of gymnasium students, and a member of their national board.

She earned a master's degree in Law in 2011 from the University of Copenhagen. During her studies, she was vice chair of the student council at the University of Copenhagen from 2006 to 2007, and vice chair of the university's educational strategic council from 2006 to 2008. From 2009 to 2011 she had a student job at Hillerød County Court.

Political career

When she was 15, Skipper was briefly a member of Venstres Ungdom.{{Cite news|url=http://www.bt.dk/politik/enhedsliste-stjerne-er-tidligere-vu-er|title=Enhedsliste-stjerne er tidligere VU’er|author=Miles|first=James Kristoffer|date=19 September 2011|work=BT|access-date=15 June 2019|language=Danish}} She was a member of Socialist Youth Front, and was part of the leadership from 2004 to 2005.{{Cite news|url=https://www.altinget.dk/artikel/bobler-pernille-skipper-el-til-kamp-for-bedre-uddannelse|title=Bobler: Pernille Skipper (EL) – Til kamp for bedre uddannelse|last=Schjønning|first=Thomas|date=4 December 2010|work=Altinget|access-date=15 June 2019|language=Danish}} In 2001 she joined the Red–Green Alliance. From 2009 to 2014 she was a member of the Red–Green Alliance's central board and their executive committee.{{Cite news|url=http://www.information.dk/telegram/497876|title=To profiler forlader EL's hovedbestyrelse|date=18 May 2014|work=Information|access-date=15 June 2019|agency=Ritzau|language=Danish}}

At the 2011 general election Skipper was elected to the Folketing.{{Cite news|url=http://www.fyens.dk/article/1929083:FV-2011-nyheder--Pernille-Skipper-kommer-i-folketinget|title=Pernille Skipper kommer i folketinget|author=Dyssel|first=Camilla Qvistgaard|date=15 September 2011|work=Fyens Stiftstidende|access-date=15 June 2019|language=Danish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002225657/http://www.fyens.dk/article/1929083:FV-2011-nyheder--Pernille-Skipper-kommer-i-folketinget|archive-date=2 October 2013|url-status=dead}} Since 2011 she has been vice chair of the party's parliamentary group. On 10 December 2013, in her role as spokesperson for justice, she announced that the Red–Green Alliance no longer trusted the Minister of Justice, Morten Bødskov, leading to his resignation.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/enhedslisten-vaelter-justitsminister-morten-boedskov|title=Enhedslisten vælter justitsminister Morten Bødskov|last=Albæk|first=Mette Mayli|date=10 December 2013|work=DR|access-date=15 June 2019|language=Danish}} Prior to this, Bødskov had admitted that he had misinformed Folketing about why a visit to Christiania in 2012 was cancelled. The official explanation was that the Copenhagen police director could not participate, but the real reason was that DSIS warned about a security threat against Pia Kjærsgaard.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/overblik-forstaa-sagen-om-boedskov-og-christianiabesoeget-paa-2-min|title=OVERBLIK Forstå sagen om Bødskov og Christianiabesøget på 2 min|last=Simonsen|first=Trine Duemose K.|date=10 December 2013|work=DR|access-date=5 June 2019|language=Danish}}

In 2012 she matched Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen in an internal ballot,{{Cite news|url=http://www.information.dk/299272|title=Enhedslisten kårer kronprinsesse|author=Kristensen|first=Kim|date=25 April 2012|work=Information|access-date=5 June 2019|language=Danish}} and in 2013 she surpassed her.{{Cite news|url=http://www.bt.dk/danmark/kvinden-med-kniven-hvem-er-pernille-skipper|title=Kvinden med kniven: Hvem er Pernille Skipper?|author=Skjærlund|first=Steffen M.|date=16 January 2014|work=BT|access-date=15 June 2019|language=Danish}} Starting in 2013, she was named in the media as Schmidt-Nielsen's likely successor as political spokesperson of the Red–Green Alliance.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/clausen-stopper-som-gruppeformand-i-enhedslisten|title=Per Clausen stopper som gruppeformand i Enhedslisten|date=12 September 2013|work=DR|access-date=15 June 2019|agency=Ritzau|language=Danish}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bt.dk/politik/morfar-var-greve-pernillle-skipper-kunne-have-heddet-von-platen-hallermund|title=Morfar var greve: Pernillle Skipper kunne have heddet 'von Platen-Hallermund'|last=Karker|first=Andreas|date=28 January 2014|work=BT|access-date=15 June 2019|last2=Mortensen|first2=Søren|language=Danish}} In October 2014, Skipper joined the parliamentary committee that scrutinizes the Danish intelligence agencies.{{Cite news|url=http://www.politiko.dk/nyheder/pernille-skipper-skal-kontrollere-pet|title=Pernille Skipper skal kontrollere PET|author=Clement|first=Karen|date=21 October 2014|work=Berlingske Tidende|access-date=15 June 2019|language=Danish}}

Prior to the 2015 election, held on 18 June, there was uncertainty as to whether Schmidt-Nielsen could stand for reelection due to the party's "rotation principle", depending on when Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt announced the election. Skipper was expected to become political spokesperson if Schmidt-Nielsen was not allowed to run,{{Cite news|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/politik/ECE7736879/johanne-schmidt-reddet-paa-maalstregen-jeg-er-slet-ikke-faerdig-med-at-kaempe-paa-christiansborg/|title=Johanne Schmidt reddet på målstregen: Jeg er slet ikke færdig med at kæmpe på Christiansborg|last=Jørgenssen|first=Steen A.|date=27 May 2015|work=Jyllands-Posten|access-date=15 June 2019|language=Danish}} but as the election was announced before the Red–Green Alliance's congress, Schmidt-Nielsen did stand for reelection.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/valg2015/johanne-reddet-paa-maalstregen-af-thorning-jeg-er-ikke-faerdig-med-kaempe|title=Johanne reddet på målstregen af Thorning: Jeg er ikke færdig med at kæmpe|last=Olsen|first=Theis Lange|date=27 May 2015|work=DR|access-date=15 June 2019|language=Danish}} In October 2015, Skipper was elected new lead candidate in Copenhagen constituency instead of Schmidt-Nielsen,{{Cite news|url=http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/pernille-skipper-afloeser-johanne-schmidt-nielsen-som-spidskandidat|title=Pernille Skipper afløser Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen som spidskandidat|author=Larsen|first=Johan Blem|date=27 September 2015|work=DR|access-date=15 June 2019|language=Danish}} and in May 2016 she was named political spokesperson for the Red–Green Alliance.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/pernille-skipper-kaffen-bliver-bedre-men-politikken-den-samme|title=Pernille Skipper: Kaffen bliver bedre, men politikken den samme|author=Larsen|first=Johan Blem|date=4 May 2016|work=DR|access-date=15 June 2019|language=Danish}} Following her appointment, she ended her membership of the Socialist Workers Party, a Trotskyist party which is a part of the Red–Green Alliance.{{Cite news|url=https://www.information.dk/indland/2016/05/skipper-laengere-organiseret-trotskist|title=Skipper er ikke længere organiseret trotskist|last=Kristensen|first=Kim|date=18 May 2016|work=Information|access-date=15 June 2019|language=Danish}}

Personal life

Skipper lives in Vesterbro. Since 2013 she has been in a relationship with Oliver Routhe Skov, who works as a journalist at DR.{{Cite news|url=http://www.b.dk/foedselsdag/spidskandidaten|title=Spidskandidaten|author=Hedegaard|first=Jan|date=10 July 2014|work=Berlingske Tidende|access-date=15 June 2019|language=Danish}} They married in 2015.{{Cite news|url=http://www.bt.dk/politik/pernille-skipper-hemmeligt-gift-her-er-hendes-nye-mand|title=Pernille Skipper hemmeligt gift: Her er hendes nye mand|author=Fahnøe|first=Sanne|date=19 April 2016|work=BT|access-date=15 June 2019|language=Danish}} They have a daughter, who was born on 25 October 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/2017-10-29-pernille-skipper-er-blevet-mor|title=Pernille Skipper er blevet mor|author=Buch-Larsen|first=Anders Lars|date=29 October 2017|access-date=15 June 2019|publisher=TV2 Nyhederne|language=Danish}}

References

External links

[https://www.ft.dk/medlemmer/mf/p/pernille-skipper Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)]
[http://pernilleskipper.dk/ Personal webpage]

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