Christine Antorini was born 23 May 1965 in Jyllinge. She is daughter of dairyman Keld Jørgensen and teacher Myriam Antorini Jørgensen.

Membership

Member of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) for the Social Democratic Party in North Zealand’s greater constituency (Nordsjællands Storkreds) from 15 September 2011.

Member of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) for the Social Democratic Party in North Zealand’s greater constituency (Nordsjællands Storkreds) from 13 November 2007 to 15 September 2011.

Member of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) for the Social Democratic Party in “Søndre” greater constituency from 8 February 2005 to 13 November 2007.

Member of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) for the Social Democratic Party in “Østre” greater constituency from 18 March 1998 to 30 November 1999.

The Social Democratic Party’s candidate in Hillerød nomination district from 2010.

The Social Democratic Party’s candidate in “Indre By” nomination district from 2007 to 2009.

The Social Democratic Party’s candidate in “Rådhus” nomination district from 2004 to 2006.

The Socialist People’s Party’s candidate in “Brønshøj” nomination district from 1996 to 1999.

The Socialist People’s Party’s candidate in “Vesterbro” nomination district from 1992 to 1995.

Education and occupation

Master of Arts in Communication Studies (in Public Administration), Roskilde University, 1994.

Student of political science, Aarhus University, 1985 to 1987.

Union secretary, “Reformsekretariatet” at HK (the Union of Commercial and Clerical Employees in Denmark), 2004 to 2005.

Host, DR2 (Danish Broadcasting Corporation), 2003 to 2004.

Head of secretariat, “Forbrugerinformationen” (consumer guidance among other things), 1999 to 2003.

Communicator, Oticon, 1995 to 1997.

Positions of trust

Member of the management of the Youth of the Socialist People's Party from 1983 to 1988.

Member of the central board of the Socialist People's Party from 1988 to 1998.

Deputy chairman of the Socialist People's Party from 1991 to 1998.

Member of EU-oplysningsnævnet (EU information board) from 1997 to 1998.

Member of “Nyt Europa’s” working committee from 1999 to 2002.

Chairwoman of “ Tipsungdomsnævnet” from 2001 to 2003.

Member of Akademiet for de Tekniske Videnskabers Tænketank (The Danish Academy of Techni-cal Sciences’ Think Tank) from 2001 to 2004.

Chairwoman of ”Videnskabsministeriets tænketank for forskningsmidler” from 2003 to 2004.

Member of Det Tekniske Sikkerhedsråd (The Danish Safety Technology Authority) from 2004.

Member of Royal Greenland’s Advisory Board from 2005 to 2006.

Member of the German Marshall Foundations selection committee from 2005.

Member of ”Foreningen Frie Børnehavers Fond” from 2006.

Member of “VL 13” from 2006.

Publications

"Borgerlige ord efter revolutionen", Gyldendal, 1999.

"Det ny systemskifte", Gyldendal, 2001.

"Fanatisme eller Idealisme", Forum, 2003.

"Epostler", Gyldendal, 2003.

"Fremtidens partier", Gyldendal, 2008.

Distinctions

The Nina Bang Award 1999.

FDB’s Forbrugerpris (a consumer prize) 2002.

“Årets drømmedirektion”, Berlingske Nyhedsmagasin, 2003.