Karin Gaardsted | |
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| Member of the Folketing | |
| Assumed office 1 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Annette Lind |
| Constituency | West Jutland |
| In office 15 September 2011 – 5 June 2019 | |
| Constituency | West Jutland |
| Deputy Mayor of Viborg Municipality | |
| In office 1 January 2010 – 12 October 2011 | |
| Mayor | Søren Pape Poulsen |
| Preceded by | Ib Bjerregaard |
| Succeeded by | Per Møller Jensen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karin Rasmussen 19 October 1955 Ørre, Jutland, Denmark |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Children | 1 |
Karin Gaardsted (born 19 October 1955) is a Danish politician. She was a member of the Folketing for the Social Democratic Party. She was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election and then reelected again in the 2015 Danish general election. She was then temporary member of the Folketing for The Social Democratic Party in Western Jutland greater constituency as substitute for Anne Paulin in 2021. She entered Parliament again on 1 March 2024 when Annette Lind resigned her mandate to become consul general in Flensburg. From 1 January 2010 until her entry into the Folketing in 2011, she was deputy mayor of Viborg Municipality.