Pia Kjærsgaard

Who is Pia Kjærsgaard?

Pia Merete Kjærsgaard is a Danish politician. She is a co-founder and former leader of the Danish People's Party, a far-right nativist, national conservative political party in Denmark. She has become one of the best-known politicians in Denmark during recent years, both for her vocal and unwavering stance against multiculturalism and immigration, and for her parliamentary support for the center-right governments of Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Lars Løkke Rasmussen from 2001 to 2011. Her success has been an inspiration for anti-immigration and anti-Islamic movements throughout Europe.

On August 7, 2012, Kjærsgaard announced her resignation from the leader position of the Danish People's Party. She appointed Kristian Thulesen Dahl as her successor, and he took office on September 12, 2012, promising to maintain the course laid out by Kjærsgaard.