Pernille Skipper

Pernille Skipper MP
Political spokesperson of the Red–Green Alliance
In office 4 May 2016 – 10 February 2021
Preceded by	Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen
Succeeded by	Mai Villadsen
Member of the Folketing
In office 15 September 2011 – 10 February 2021
Constituency	Copenhagen (from 2019) Fyn (2011—2019)
Personal details
Born	(1984-07-10) 10 July 1984 (age 39) Aalborg, Denmark
Political party	Red–Green Alliance
Spouse(s)	Oliver Routhe Skov (m. 2015)
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen

Pernille Skipper (born 10 July 1984) is a former Danish politician. She was a member of the Folketing from 2011 to 2022, and was political spokesperson for the Red–Green Alliance from 2016 to 2021, succeeding Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen. In 2021 she was replaced by Mai Villadsen.^[1]

Skipper was active in student politics, being chairman of the student council in high school, and vice chairman at the student council at the University of Copenhagen. She has been a member of the Red–Green Alliance since 2001, and was in 2011 elected to the Folketing. Since 2013 she has been seen as the expected successor to Schmidt-Nielsen, and in 2016 she was appointed political spokesperson.