in an internal ballot, and in 2013 she surpassed her. Starting in 2013, she was named in the media as Schmidt-Nielsen's likely successor as political spokesperson of the Red–Green Alliance. In October 2014, Skipper joined the parliamentary committee that scrutinizes the Danish intelligence agencies. Prior to the 2015 election, held on 18 June, there was uncertainty as to whether Schmidt-Nielsen could stand for reelection due to the party's "rotation principle", depending on when Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt announced the election. Skipper was expected to become political spokesperson if Schmidt-Nielsen was not allowed to run, but as the election was announced before the Red–Green Alliance's congress, Schmidt-Nielsen did stand for reelection. In October 2015, Skipper was elected new lead candidate in Copenhagen constituency instead of Schmidt-Nielsen, and in May 2016 she was named political spokesperson for the Red–Green Alliance. Following her appointment, she ended her membership of the Socialist Workers Party, a Trotskyist party which is a part of the Red–Green Alliance. Personal life Skipper lives in Vesterbro. Since 2013 she has been in a relationship with Oliver Routhe Skov, who works as a journalist at DR. They married in 2015. They have a daughter, who was born on 25 October 2017. References External links Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) Personal webpage 1984 births Living people Politicians from Aalborg 21st-century Danish women politicians Women members of the Folketing Red–Green Alliance (Denmark) politicians Danish eurosceptics Members of the Folketing 2011–2015 Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 Leaders of political parties in Denmark