{{Short description|Danish politician (born 1967)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Christel Schaldemose | honorific_suffix = MEP | image = 1718282655425 20240611 SCHALDEMOSE Christel DK 008.jpg | caption = Official portrait, 2024 | office = Member of the European Parliament | term_start = 1 July 2006 | term_end = | constituency = Denmark | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|08|04|df=y}} | birth_place = Odense, Denmark | death_date = | death_place = | party = '''''{{flag|Denmark|name=Danish}}:'''''<br>Social Democrats<br>'''''{{flag|EU}}:'''''<br>Party of European Socialists | spouse = Ib Lindstrøm | children = 3 | alma_mater = University of Southern Denmark | website = {{URL|www.christels.dk}} }}
'''Christel Schaldemose''' (born 4 August 1967) is a Danish politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2006. She is a member of the Social Democrats, part of the Party of European Socialists.
In parliament, Schaldemose is a member of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO). Since 2024, Schaldemose has been a Vice President of the European Parliament.
==Early life and career== Schaldemose was born in Odense.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Strona główna {{!}} Christel SCHALDEMOSE {{!}} Posłowie do PE {{!}} Parlament Europejski |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/pl/37312/CHRISTEL_SCHALDEMOSE/home |access-date=2026-04-28 |website=www.europarl.europa.eu |language=pl}}</ref> She has a masters in history from the University of Southern Denmark. She has worked professionally with adult education and popular enlightenment on national and regional level. Her previous job was secretary general of the Danish Adult Education Council.
==Member of the European Parliament== Schaldemose has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2006. She has since been serving on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, where she is the S&D group’s coordinator.<ref>Maïa de La Baume and Laura Kayali (October 7, 2019), [https://www.politico.eu/article/conservatives-keep-pressure-on-french-commission-pick-sylvie-goulard/ Conservatives keep pressure on French Commission pick Sylvie Goulard] ''Politico Europe''.</ref> In this capacity, she works on consumer and internal market policy. From 2016 until 2017, she was also part of the Committee of Inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector. In 2021, she was appointed as the parliament's rapporteur on the Digital Services Act (DSA).<ref>Mia Bartoloni (January 29, 2021), [https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/movers-and-shakers-29-january-2021 Movers & Shakers] ''The Parliament Magazine''.</ref>
In addition to her committee assignments, Schadelmose has been a member of the Parliament's delegation for relations with Japan since 2009.<ref>Mia Bartoloni (March 12, 2021), [https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/movers-and-shakers-12-march-2021 Movers & Shakers] ''The Parliament Magazine''.</ref> She is also a member of the MEP Heart Group (sponsored by the European Heart Network (EHN) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)), a group of parliamentarians who have an interest in promoting measures that will help reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD);<ref>[http://www.mepheartgroup.eu/index.php/supporters Supporters] MEP Heart Group.</ref> the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights;<ref>[https://lgbti-ep.eu/who-we-are/members/ Members] European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights</ref> and the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.<ref>[http://www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/about-us/members/ Members] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831215301/http://www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/about-us/members/ |date=2019-08-31 }} European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.</ref>
On 4 May 2008, Schaldemose launched the citizen's initiative "Females in Front" with MEPs from other EU countries. The campaign demands that at least one woman is appointed to one of the four top positions in the EU to be filled in 2009. She also led an initiative requiring all consumer products to indicate their country of origin (products made in the EU could indicate “Made in the EU” instead).<ref>[http://www.politico.eu/article/what-the-parliament-achieved-in-2009-14/ What the Parliament achieved in 2009-14] ''European Voice'', April 23, 2014.</ref>
In September 2022, Schaldemose was the recipient of the Consumer Rights Award at ''The Parliament Magazine'''s annual MEP Awards<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mepawards.eu/winners-2022/|title=MEP Awards: Winners 2022|date=21 September 2022|work=The Parliament Magazine|accessdate=24 August 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life== Schaldemose lives in Copenhagen with her husband and three children (born 1996 to 2003).
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== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.christels.dk}} * [http://femalesinfront.eu femalesinfront.eu]
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