Morten Klessen

Morten Klessen (born 9 April 1969) is a Danish politician and former Member of the Folketing. A Social Democrat, he represented North Jutland from February 2025 to March 2026.

Early life Klessen was born on 9 April 1969 in Biersted.

After leaving the air force, Klessen trained as a teacher at Aalborg Seminarium from 1997 to 2001. Following graduation, Klessen and his wife sold their apartment in Aalborg and spent eight months travelling to Thailand, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia with their two children. He has been a teacher at the Ølandhus children's home since 2021. He contested the 2021 local election as a Social Democrat candidate in North Jutland Region but was not elected, losing out to Lis Mancini by four votes. He was however a member of the North Jutland Regional Council from 2024 to 2025, having replaced Ulla Astman.

Klessen contested the 2022 general election as a Social Democrat candidate in North Jutland but was not elected, losing out to Rasmus Prehn by 62 votes. He became a permanent member of the Folketing in February 2025 following Prehn's resignation. He was re-elected to Jammerbugt Municipal Council at the 2025 local election. He will not be contesting the 2026 general election.

Personal life Klessen is married to Susanne and has four children - Johanne, Mads-Emil, Katrine and Sille.