Christian Bernhard Langballe (born 17 January 1967, in Aarhus) is a Danish politician. He was a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party.[1] He was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election and then reelected again in the 2015 Danish general election. His father was also a politician, Jesper Langballe.
Christian Langballe | |
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| Member of the Folketing | |
| In office 15 September 2011 – 5 June 2019 | |
| Constituency | West Jutland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1967 Aarhus, Denmark |
| Political party | Danish People's Party |
| Spouse | Lone Langballe |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Education | Aarhus University |
Biography
editChristian Bernhard Langballe was born on 17 January 1967 in Aarhus as the son of Jesper Langballe and Birgitte Langballe. He studied at Aarhus 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 the Danish People's Party, the couple have three children.[2] He lives in Foulum in Viborg Municipality.
He became Member of Parliament for the Danish People's Party in West Jutland's Storkreds from 15 September 2011 to 5 June 2019 in the 2011 Danish general election. He was Temporary Member of Parliament for the Danish People's Party in West Jutland's Storkreds (deputy for Dennis Flydtkjær), from 9 June 2020 to 26 June 2020 and candidate for the Danish People's Party in Viborg East constituency from 2010.[1] He ran again as a Member of Parliament in the 2019 Danish general election and 2022 Danish general election, but was not re-elected.[3]
In October 2023 he was diagnosed with a terminal brain 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 with Kristeligt Dagblad. He was called in for a scan on October 10th last year, where doctors delivered the serious news about his condition.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Christian Langballe (DF)". ft.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ Kiki Qvistgaard (2017-07-14). "Lone Langballe is at the head of DF in Viborg". Altinget.dk. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ a b c d Devine, Ayishah (2024-06-05). "FORMER DANISH MP CHRISTIAN LANGBALLE DIAGNOSED WITH TERMINAL BRAIN TUMOR". en.365nyt.dk. Retrieved 2024-08-26.