Rikke Karlsson

Rikke-Louise Karlsson (born 29 April 1965) is a Danish politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Denmark. She is an Independent politician, but she is a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists. She is a former member of the Danish People's Party She is the niece of fellow Danish People's Party politician Søren Espersen. The affair led to the resignation of four leaders in the municipality.

A candidate to the Folketing in the 2011 election, she was elected first substitute to the parliament. Being a candidate to the European Parliament for the third time in 2014, she was in nominated in second spot at the party's list and was elected with 7,944 preference votes. She is the niece of fellow Danish People's Party politician Søren Espersen.