Kira Marie Peter-Hansen

Kira Marie Peter-Hansen was born on 23 February 1998 in Frederiksberg, Capital Region of Denmark.[3] She grew up in Værløse, Furesø Municipality. Peter-Hansen joined the youth wing of the Socialist People's Party, the Youth of the Socialist People's Party in 2015.[4] Peter-Hansen is a financial officer in the organisation. The party is left-wing, socialist, and supports green policy.[5] Prior to her political career, she also worked as a barista.[6] Peter-Hansen was the campaign manager for Astrid Aller's successful election as Copenhagen councillor in the 2017 Danish local elections.[7][8]

Danish politician Karsten Hønge stood as a candidate for the Socialist People's Party in the 2019 European parliamentary election. He was second on the party's list, and was elected as one of its two MEPs (the other being Margrete Auken) in Denmark. However he chose not to take his seat to seek re-election in the 2019 Danish general election.[9]

Peter-Hansen was nominated to become a MEP, in his place, as she had received the next highest number of votes of any of the party's candidates.[10] At the age of 21 years, 3 months, and 3 days, she is the youngest ever MEP.[11] The previous youngest was the German politician Ilka Schröder who was one month older when she was elected as an Alliance 90/The Greens MEP in the 1999 European parliamentary election.[11][12][13]

In the European Parliament, she is a member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs in which she serves as coordinator for the Greens, and is part of the delegation for relations with India. Peter-Hansen is also a substitute member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.[3] In order to concentrate on her political career, Peter-Hansen dropped out of her economics course at Copenhagen University.[4] She has described her main priorities in parliament to be to promote environmentally friendly policy, and to renegotiate the Common Agricultural Policy.[14][15][16] Peter-Hansen also advocates for LGBT rights.[17]