Lasse Haugaard Pedersen (born 6 June 1995) is a Danish politician and member of the Folketing, the national legislature. A Social Democrat, he has represented Funen since December 2024.
Pedersen was born on 6 June 1995 in Odense. His father is a fisherman and his mother is a teacher. His parents divorced when he was eight years old. He grew up in Bogense and was educated at in Søndersø. He was a school friend of Thomas Skriver Jensen.
Pedersen has a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Southern Denmark (2018) ands a master's degree in political science from Aarhus University (2021). He was an executive committee member of the Social Democratic Youth of Denmark (DSU) and has been vice-chairman of the since 2023. He was a consultant for the trade union from 2020 to 2024.
Pedersen played an active role in several election campaigns by Dan Jørgensen. It was Jørgensen who encouraged 17 year-old Pedersen to contest the 2013 local election. Pedersen was a member of the municipal council in Nordfyn Municipality from 2013 to 2017. He did not seek re-election at the 2017 local elections in order to pursue his studies. He contested the 2022 general election as a Social Democrat candidate in Funen but was not elected. He was a temporary substitute member of the Folketing for Jørgensen between October and November 2024. He became a permanent member in December 2024 following Jørgensen's appointment to the European Commission.
Pedersen has a son born in December 2024.