Isabella Arendt Vlasman

Isabella Arendt Laursen (born 7 May 1993 in Fredericia) is a Danish politician who was the leader of the Christian Democrats from 2019 to 2022. Arendt lives in Copenhagen and is currently studying political science at Copenhagen University.

Political career Arendt ran unsuccessfully for the Danish parliament, Folketinget, in the 2011 and 2015 elections. In both elections, the Christians won less than the 2% electoral threshold, and did not get any seats in the Folketing. After the 2011 election, she was briefly a member of the Danish Social Liberal Party. Arendt was at the top of the party's list in the East Jutland constituency, but was not elected. Despite doubling its share of the vote compared to the previous election, the Christian Democrats still fell below the 2% threshold.

On 13 October 2019, she was elected chairman of the Christian Democrats. On 17 May 2022 she stepped down from the leadership and resigned from the party with immediate effect, stating that she no longer felt she had support within the party.

In June 2022, Arendt was selected by the Conservatives to stand as a candidate for the Folketing. She was not elected in the 2022 Danish general election.