Kristian Klarskov (born 30 October 1975) is a Danish politician and entrepreneur who was a Member of the Folketing for the Moderates from 1 November 2022 to 23 November 2022.[1]

Kristian Klarskov
Member of the Folketing
In office
1 November 2022 – 23 November 2022
ConstituencyNorth Jutland
Personal details
Born (1975-10-30) October 30, 1975 (age 48)
Skagen
Children1
Military service
Years of service1995
UnitPrince's Life Regiment

Career

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Klarskov was elected to the Folketing at the 2022 Danish general election having received 1,772 personal votes.[2]

On 23 November 2022, a week after he was officially sworn in, Klarskov resigned his position as Member of the Folketing. Among other things, Klarskov was accused of faking credentials on his resume and living a fake life of luxury, supposedly funded by several successful startups he had led, in an article published by Jyllands-Posten.[3] One of the companies he had been director of, Wakk Ultrawear, has not had any activity since 2018.[4] Klarskov was replaced by Mohammad Rona.[5]

Personal life

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Klarskov is married and has one child.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kristian Klarskov (M) / Folketinget". Folketinget. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  2. ^ "Hvem er valgt? Se valgte kandidater og personlige stemmer | DR". www.dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  3. ^ Redder, Anders; Broberg, Mads Bonde (2022-11-21). "På Instagram fløj han i privatfly og levede et luksusliv: Nu kommer den virkelige historie om Løkkes spidskandidat frem". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  4. ^ "Medlem af Moderaterne trækker sig efter flere kritiske avisartikler". DR (in Danish). 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  5. ^ "Medlem af Moderaterne forlader Folketinget - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-27.