Christian Langballe | |
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| Member of the Folketing | |
| In office 15 September 2011 – 5 June 2019 | |
| Constituency | West Jutland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1967-01-17)17 January 1967 (age 58) Aarhus,Denmark |
| Political party | Danish People's Party |
| Spouse | Lone Langballe |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Education | Aarhus University |
Christian Bernhard Langballe (born 17 January 1967, inAarhus) is a Danish politician. He was a member of theFolketing for theDanish People's Party.[1] He was elected into parliament at the2011 Danish general election and then reelected again in the2015 Danish general election. His father was also a politician,Jesper Langballe.
Christian Bernhard Langballe was born on 17 January 1967 inAarhus as the son ofJesper Langballe and Birgitte Langballe. He studied atAarhus University from 1990 to 1998.[1]
He is Parish priest of Tjele and Nørre Vinge parishes and Viborg parish from 2000.[1]
Christian Langballe is married to Lone Langabelle, who is also a Danish politician from theDanish People's Party, the couple have three children.[2] He lives inFoulum inViborg Municipality.
He becameMember of Parliament for theDanish People's Party inWest Jutland's Storkreds from 15 September 2011 to 5 June 2019 in the2011 Danish general election. He was Temporary Member of Parliament for the Danish People's Party in West Jutland's Storkreds (deputy forDennis Flydtkjær), from 9 June 2020 to 26 June 2020 and candidate for the Danish People's Party inViborg East constituency from 2010.[1] He ran again as a Member of Parliament in the2019 Danish general election and2022 Danish general election, but was not re-elected.[3]
In October 2023 he was diagnosed with aterminalbrain tumor.[3] The politician and priest has received a bleak prognosis indicating that he has less than a year left to live based on statistics.[3] He revealed his illness in an interview withKristeligt Dagblad. He was called in for a scan on October 10th last year, where doctors delivered the serious news about his condition.[3]