Maria Durhuus

Maria Durhuus
Member of the Folketing
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 November 2022
ConstituencyGreater Copenhagen
Personal details
Born (1977-09-25) 25 September 1977 (age 47)
Ringkøbing, Denmark
Political partySocial Democrats
ResidenceHvidovre

Maria Staghøj Durhuus (born 25 September 1977) is a Danish politician and member of the Folketing, the national legislature. A Social Democrat, she has represented Greater Copenhagen since November 2022.[1]

Durhuus was born on 25 September 1977 in Ringkøbing.[1] She is the daughter of Hans Arne Staghøj and educator Lilian Steffensen.[1] She was educated at Thisted Gymnasium og HF and studied nursing.[1] She was a nurse at various establishments from 2006 to 2019.[1] She worked for Copenhagen City Council's Thorupgården housing scheme from 2020 to 2022.[1] She was a member of the municipal council in Hvidovre Municipality from 2013 to 2022.[1]

Durhuus has four sons.[1]

Electoral history of Maria Durhuus
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2013 local[2] Hvidovre Municipality Social Democrats 152 Elected
2017 local[3] Hvidovre Municipality Social Democrats 262 Elected
2019 general[4] Greater Copenhagen Social Democrats 6,092 Not elected
2021 local[5] Hvidovre Municipality Social Democrats 315 Elected
2022 general[6] Greater Copenhagen Social Democrats 2,616 Elected
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Medlemmer: Maria Durhuus (S)" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Folketing. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Kommunalvalg d. 19. november 2013: Hvidovre - Personlige stemmer - Socialdemokratiet". KMD Valg (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: KMD. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Kommunalvalg d. 21 november 2017: Hvidovre - Personlige stemmer - Socialdemokratiet". KMD Valg (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: KMD. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Folketingsvalg onsdag 5. juni 2019: Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Statistics Denmark. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Kommunalvalg den 16. november 2021: Hvidovre - Personlige stemmer - Socialdemokratiet". KMD Valg (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: KMD. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Folketingsvalg tirsdag 1. november 2022: Valgte kandidater og stedfortrædere" (in Danish). Copenhagen, Denmark: Statistics Denmark. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.