Marie Jepsen | |
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| Member of European Parliament forDenmark | |
| In office 24 July 1984 – 18 July 1994 | |
| Member of theAarhus City Council | |
| In office 1984–? | |
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| Born | (1940-03-27)27 March 1940 |
| Died | 20 October 2018(2018-10-20) (aged 78) |
| Party | Conservative People's Party |
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| Children | 3 |
Marie Jepsen (27 March 1940 – 20 October 2018) was a Danish politician who served in theEuropean Parliament as a member of theConservative People's Party from 1984 until 1994.
Marie Jepsen was born on 27 March 1940 in the town ofNørre Nissum inWest Jutland. Following her marriage in 1963, Jepsen moved to the town ofSilkeborg, where she worked as a technical assistant. Jepsen was elected to the Silkeborg Town Council in 1978, serving until her election to theAarhus City Council in 1984.[1][2]
Jepsen ran for theEuropean Parliament in the1984 election as a member of theConservative People's Party. Jepsen, who stated she ran because there were not enough women on the ballot, won election.[1][3] Jepsen sat as a member of theEuropean Democrats, serving as the group's vice chair from 1988 until 1992. Jepsen sat on various committees throughout her tenure, particularly theCommittee on Women's Rights and theCommittee on Agriculture.[4] She also served as first deputy leader of theEuropean Free Trade Association commission.[5] Jepsen was re-elected in the1989 election and served until 1994.[1][6]
Jepsen died on 20 October 2018 at the age of 78.[7] Jepsen had three children with her husband, who died in 2002.[1]
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