Anders Adlercreutz
Anders Adlercreutz | |
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Minister of Education | |
Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Petteri Orpo |
Preceded by | Anna-Maja Henriksson |
Minister of European Affairs and Ownership Steering | |
In office 20 June 2023 – 5 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Petteri Orpo |
Preceded by | Tytti Tuppurainen |
Succeeded by | Joakim Strand |
Member of the Finnish Parliament for Uusimaa | |
Assumed office 22 April 2015 | |
Leader of the Swedish People's Party | |
Assumed office 16 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Anna-Maja Henriksson |
Personal details | |
Born | Anders Erik Gunnar Adlercreutz 26 April 1970 Helsinki, Uusimaa Province, Finland |
Political party | Swedish People's Party |
Alma mater | Helsinki University of Technology |
Occupation | Architect, entrepreneur |
Website | http://andersadlercreutz.fi/blog/?lang=en |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Finland |
Branch/service | Finnish Army |
Rank | Lieutenant[1] |
Anders Erik Gunnar Adlercreutz (born 26 April 1970) is a Finnish architect and politician who has represented the Swedish People's Party of Finland in the Parliament of Finland since 2015 and served as its chair since 2024.[1][2] He was elected to the Parliament from the Uusimaa constituency in the 2015 election with 3,337 votes.[3] He was re-elected as MP in 2019, garnering 9,425 votes,[4] and again in 2023 with 9,442 votes.[5]
In June 2016, Adlercreutz ran for the chairmanship of the Swedish People's Party, finishing second behind Anna-Maja Henriksson. He was subsequently elected as the vice-chairman of the party.[6] He was re-elected in May 2018.[7] He succeeded Henriksson as party chair in June 2024.
In June 2023, he was appointed Minister of European Affairs and Ownership Steering in the Orpo Cabinet.[8] On 5 July 2024 he will replace Henriksson as Minister of Education.[9]
Adlercreutz plays the piano and cello. In July 2023, in honor of Ukraine, he published a video where he played Oi u luzi chervona kalyna in cello in the corridors of the parliament house. The video hit over 250 000 views on Twitter and was noted in The New York Times.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kansanedustajat: Anders Adlercreutz". Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Swedish People's Party elects Adlercreutz as new chair after Wickström drops out of race". yle. yle.fi. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Valitut ehdokkaat: Uudenmaan vaalipiiri". Ministry of Justice. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Parliamentary Elections 2019 / Results / Whole country". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Parliamentary Elections 2023 / Results / Whole country". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Anna-Maja Henriksson valittiin Rkp:n puheenjohtajaksi – "Me teimme sen. Me rikoimme lasikaton!"". Helsingin Sanomat. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Anna-Maja Henriksson valittiin uudelleen RKP:n puheenjohtajaksi". SFP. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Prime Minister Orpo's Government appointed". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "RKP vaihtaa ministereitä ensi perjantaina". yle. yle.fi. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Hernández, Javier C. (2023-07-12). "A Finnish Official Plays the Cello to Support Ukraine, Irking Russia". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "Kolumni | Suomalaisministerin sellonsoitto pysäyttää nyt ihmisiä ympäri maailmaa, ja tästä se voi johtua". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
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