Malou Aamund is a member of parliament for the party Venstre

Venstre (Denmark)

VenstreThe party name is officially not translated into any other language, but is in English often referred to as the Liberal Party. Similar rules apply for the name of the party's youth wing Venstres Ungdom. , full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti , is the largest political party in Denmark...

. In the parliamentary elections in November 2007

Danish parliamentary election, 2007

The 66th Folketing election in Denmark was held on 13 November 2007. The election allowed prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen to continue for a third term in a coalition government consisting of the Liberals and the Conservative People's Party with parliamentary support from the Danish People's...

, she was elected as a member of the party New Alliance

New Alliance (Denmark)

The Liberal Alliance is a classical liberal political party in Denmark. Founded in 2007 as the New Alliance , the party was the first new major Danish political party in a decade...

, but changed parties on February 5, 2008.

She is the daughter of corporate manager Asger Aamund and artist Susanne Aamund, and is married to Mikael Bertelsen, who is a television presenter for Danmarks Radio

Danmarks Radio

DR – officially rendered into English as the Danish Broadcasting Corporation – is Denmark's national broadcasting corporation. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is today Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterprise...

, with whom she has three children. Malou Aamund first became famous for dating Crown Prince Frederik

Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark

Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, is the heir apparent to the throne of Denmark. Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Henrik, the Prince Consort.-Name and christening:...

in 1990.

On 4 January 2011, Aamund announced that she is leaving politics to become a sales director at Microsoft Denmark.

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