Per Husted

Per Husted
Husted in October 2013
Member of the Folketing
Assumed office
1 November 2022
ConstituencyNorth Jutland
In office
1 January 2010  15 September 2011
Preceded byLene Hansen
ConstituencyNorth Jutland
Personal details
Born (1966-04-06) 6 April 1966
Kolding, Denmark
Political partySocial Democrats
Alma materCopenhagen Business School

Per Husted Nielsen (born 6 April 1966) is a Danish politician and member of the Folketing, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democrats, he has represented North Jutland since November 2022. He had previously been a member of the Folketing between January 2010 and September 2011. He has also served as a substitute member of the Folketing on several occasions.

Husted was born on 6 April 1966 in Kolding. He was educated at Munkensdam Upper Secondary School and Kolding Købmandsskole. He has a Master of Science degree in economics and business administration from Copenhagen Business School (1993). He was Trade Promotion Officer for the Hadsund Trade Council from 1996 to 2006. He taught at Tradium Business School and Tradium Hobro Afdeling from 2006 to 2021. He has been a member of the municipal council in Mariagerfjord Municipality since 2022, having previously been a member from 2014 to 2018.

Husted is married to Lene Kolding Abrahamsen and has two children.

Electoral history of Per Husted
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2007 generalNorth JutlandSocial Democrats2,383Not elected
2011 generalNorth JutlandSocial Democrats6,261Not elected
2013 localMariagerfjord MunicipalitySocial Democrats2,748Elected
2015 generalNorth JutlandSocial Democrats6,165Not elected
2019 generalNorth JutlandSocial Democrats4,266Not elected
2021 localMariagerfjord MunicipalitySocial Democrats559Elected
2022 generalNorth JutlandSocial Democrats2,221Elected