Carsten Kissmeyer | |
|---|---|
 Kissmeyer | |
| Member of theFolketing | |
| Assumed office 2 October 2018 | |
| Constituency | West Jutland |
| Mayor of Ikast-Brande Municipality | |
| In office 1 January 2007 – 31 December 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Ib Boye Lauritsen (V) |
| Mayor of Ikast Municipality | |
| In office 1 January 2002 – 31 December 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Kjeld Broberg Lind (V) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1953-05-22)22 May 1953 (age 72) |
| Political party | Venstre |
Carsten Kissmeyer (born 22 May 1953, inRoskilde) is a Danish politician, who is a member of theFolketing for theVenstre political party. He entered parliament in 2018 afterEsben Lunde Larsen resigned his seat.[1]
Kissmeyer was a member of the municipal council ofIkast Municipality from 1994 to 2007 where the municipality was merged withBrande andNørre-Snede Municipality to formIkast-Brande Municipality. Kissmeyer was also the mayor of Ikast Municipality from 2002 to 2007. He was reelected into the new municipal council, and remained as mayor from the municipality's foundation in 2007 to 2018. In 2018, he entered the regional council of theCentral Denmark Region.[2]
Kissmeyer had run for parliament in the2015 Danish general election, but did not get elected, receiving 4,567 personal votes. He became Venstre's secondary substitute in the West Jutland constituency, afterMads Rørvig. When Esben Lunde Larsen resigned his seat on 2 October 2018, Mads Rørvig was initially going to take over the seat, being Venstre's primary substitute in the constituency. Rørvig declined, not wanting to leave his job. The position was then offered to the secondary substitute, which was Carsten Kissmeyer. Kissmeyer ran again in the2019 election and was elected directly into parliament with 7,245 votes.[3][4][5]
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