Maria Durhuus

Maria Durhuus
Durhuus in 2025
Member of the Folketing
Assumed office
1 November 2022
ConstituencyGreater Copenhagen
Personal details
Born (1977-09-25) 25 September 1977
Ringkøbing, Denmark
PartySocial Democrats
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Maria Staghøj Durhuus (born 25 September 1977) is a Danish politician and member of the Folketing, the national legislature. A Social Democrat, she has represented Greater Copenhagen since November 2022.

Durhuus was born on 25 September 1977 in Ringkøbing. She is the daughter of Hans Arne Staghøj and educator Lilian Steffensen. She was educated at Thisted Gymnasium og HF and studied nursing. She was a nurse at various establishments from 2006 to 2019. She worked for Copenhagen City Council's Thorupgården housing scheme from 2020 to 2022. She was a member of the municipal council in Hvidovre Municipality from 2013 to 2022.

Durhuus has four sons.

Electoral history of Maria Durhuus
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2013 local Hvidovre Municipality Social Democrats 152 Elected
2017 local Hvidovre Municipality Social Democrats 262 Elected
2019 general Greater Copenhagen Social Democrats 6,092 Not elected
2021 local Hvidovre Municipality Social Democrats 315 Elected
2022 general Greater Copenhagen Social Democrats 2,616 Elected