Pernille Skipper (born 10 July 1984) is a Danish politician. She is a member of the Folketing, and was political spokesperson for the Red–Green Alliance from 2016 to 2021, succeeding Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen. In 2021 she was replaced by Mai Villadsen. Skipper was active in student politics, being chairman of the student council in high school, and vice chairman at the student council at the University of Copenhagen. She has been a member of the Red–Green Alliance since 2001, and was in 2011 elected to the Folketing. Since 2013 she has been seen as the expected successor to Schmidt-Nielsen, and in 2016 she was appointed political spokesperson. Background Pernille Skipper was born in Aalborg on 10 July 1984. Her parents are Jørnn Skipper and Henriette von Platen. From 2001 to 2003 she took her secondary education at Aalborghus Gymnasium. During this period, she was involved in student politics, being chairperson of her school's student council, chairperson of the regional chapter of Danske Gymnasieelevers Sammenslutning, the Danish association of gymnasium students, and a member of their national board. She earned a master's degree in Law in 2011 from the University of Copenhagen. During her studies, she was vice chair of the student council at the University of Copenhagen from 2006 to 2007, and vice chair of the university's educational strategic council from 2006 to 2008. From 2009 to 2011 she had a student job at Hillerød County Court. Political career When she was 15, Skipper was briefly a member of Venstres Ungdom. She was a member of Socialist Youth Front, and was part of the leadership from 2004 to 2005. In 2001 she joined the Red–Green Alliance. From 2009 to 2014 she was a member of the Red–Green Alliance's central board and their executive committee. At the 2011 general election Skipper was elected to the Folketing. Since 2011 she has been vice chair of the party's parliamentary group. On 10 December 2013, in her role as spokesperson for justice, she announced that the Red–Green Alliance no longer trusted the Minister of Justice, Morten Bødskov, leading to his resignation. Prior to this, Bødskov had admitted that he had misinformed Folketing about why a visit to Christiania in 2012 was cancelled. The official explanation was that the Copenhagen police director could not participate, but the real reason was that DSIS warned about a security threat against Pia Kjærsgaard. In 2012 she matched Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen