Lilli Gyldenkilde, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Danish politician
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Place of Birth: Horsens, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
About Lilli Gyldenkilde
- Lilli Helletofte Gyldenkilde (13 February 1936 – 8 August 2003) was a Danish politician who served as a member of the Folketing and a Member of the European Parliament.
- Born in Horsens, Gyldenkilde was raised by her grandparents.
- She attended school in Allégade, but left at 14 to join the workforce.
- She worked in a radio factory and a television factory, which aggravated a skin condition she had, causing her to leave the workforce at 27 and receive a disability pension.
- She was married three times – in 1958, 1963, and 1968 – and had three children.Gyldenkilde became part of Denmark's Scouting Association, running a branch of it in 1973 and 1974.
- She also became interested in politics after leaving the workforce, joining the Social Democrats in the 1960s, then joining the Socialist People's Party in 1971.
- She became a member of the party out of Horsens, which led to her being nominated to the Folketing in 1977 via a leveling seat.
- During her time on the Folketing, she served on the Labor Market Committee and was a major supporter of unemployment benefits and opponent of the minimum pension.In 1984, Gyldenkilde was named a member of the Nordic Council, serving until 1991.
- She was originally critical of the European Union, but after the fall of the Berlin Wall she opened up to the idea of it, and as a result ran for the European Parliament.
- She received 119,449 votes and won a spot as the lone representative of the Socialist People's Party, allying herself with the European United Left–Nordic Green Left.
- In the European Parliament, she was the primary representative for the International Labour Organization, as well as a member of the Employment Committee and the Women's Committee.
- In 1996, Gyldenkilde was forced out of the European Parliament due to a battle with cancer; she died from it seven years later in 2003.
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