Theresa Berg Andersen

Theresa Berg Andersen (née Kristensen, born 29 December 1979) is a Danish politician and member of the Folketing, the national legislature. A member of the Green Left party, she has represented North Jutland since November 2022. She was also a substitute member of the Folketing for Lisbeth Bech-Nielsen twice: between January 2020 and August 2020; and between December 2020 and August 2021.

Andersen was born on 29 December 1979 in Nibe. She is daughter of radio/TV electrical mechanic Jens Erik Kristensen and Vera E. Bundgaard. She studied social education at Ranum Seminarium (1999-2003) and has a Master of Arts degree in public management from the Aarhus University (2015). She was a supervisor at a day-care facilities in Vesthimmerland Municipality between 2004 and 2022. She was a member of the municipal council in Vesthimmerland from 2014 to 2022 and was first deputy mayor from 2021 in a Venstre led administration.

Andersen is married to Thomas Berg Andersen and has two children: Alberte (b. 2004) and Frida (b. 2005).