Pernille Frahm

Pernille Frahm (born 1 April 1954) is a Danish politician and teacher who served two terms as a member of the Folketing for the Socialist People's Party from 1990 to 1994 and again from 2007 to 2011 as well as serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left group between 1999 and 2004. She also was twice a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe between 1998 and 1999 and also from 2007 to 2011.

Biography On 1 April 1954, Frahm was born in Hillerød, Denmark. She is the daughter of Christian Frahm, the associate professor, and Eva Bodil Frahm, the kindergarten teacher. Frahm was educated at Lyngby State School from 1968 to 1973. She passed the examination to qualify as a teacher at Frederiksberg Seminarium in 1978. Frahm began her teaching career at Hareskovens Lilleskole in Ballerup at and remained at the school until 1990. She also taught at Nordsjællands Friskole in Hillerød from 1988 to 1989. Frahm joined the main board of the Socialist People's Party (SF) in 1988 and served on Frie Grundskolers Lærerforening's district board until 1990.

That same day, Frahm was elected a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) standing as a Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left (EUL–NGL) candidate for the Denmark constituency in the 1999 European Parliament election in Denmark. after an unsuccessful campaign focused on the environment, gender equality and security policy.

She matriculated to Danmarks Pædagogosike Universitet in Copenhagen from 2004 and 2006 and obtained a master's degree in special education. Frahm taught at Dronninggårdskolen in Holte between 2006 and 2007 and at Stengårds Skole in Gladsaxe Municipality from 2007 onward. On 13 November 2007, she was elected to serve the East Jutland consistency as a Member of the Folketing at the 2007 Danish parliamentary election. In Parliament, Frahm championed rapporteurships in Christianity, culture, special education, sports and veteran's affairs. She failed to gain re-election at the 2011 Danish parliamentary election. Frahm has served as a member of the Frederiksberg Municipal Council since 2014. She had been doing a second term at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe between 21 January 2008 and 25 November 2011.