Amelia Andersdotter
| Amelia Andersdotter | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Sweden |
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| Assumed office 1 December 2009 |
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| Born | 30 August 1987 Enköping, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Political party | Pirate Party (Greens–EFA) |
| Website | www.ameliatillbryssel.se/english |
Amelia Andersdotter (born 30 August 1987, Enköping) is a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP), elected on the Pirate Party list in the 2009 election.
Andersdotter was listed as number two on the party's ballot behind Christian Engström, and her vote was insufficient to gain a seat in June 2009. However, she became eligible for one on 1 December 2009, when the Treaty of Lisbon took effect and Sweden gained two seats in the European Parliament.[1][2]
Because some of the EU countries had not chosen their additional MEPs at the moment the Lisbon treaty went into effect, the 18 new MEPs could not take their seats immediately, including Andersdotter. A treaty change was required, and it took about two years to get all member states to sign the treaty change. With Belgium, the last country to sign, completing the process in November 2011, the European parliament is now able to take in its new members.[3]
Andersdotter lived in Lund and was studying mathematics at Lund University when elected as an Member of the European Parliament.[4] From 2007 until she resigned in March 2010 she worked as the international coordinator of Young Pirate, the Pirate Party's youth organization.
In an interview with a Lund University student newspaper, Andersdotter announced that if elected, she would consider donating part of her MEP salary to Attac, Ordfront, and Amnesty International.[4]
She currently lives in Belgium, working on issues for the Pirate Party and preparing for entering the European Parliament.
As the treaty change required to allow the Lisbon MEPs to join the Parliament has been signed by all member states, she became inaugurated in December 2011, being the youngest member of the current parliament.[5][6] [7]
[edit] References
- ^ Balksjö, Jessica (13 June 2009). "Ung pirat på väg mot Bryssel" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. http://www.dn.se/livsstil/intervjuer/ung-pirat-pa-vag-mot-bryssel-1.890269. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
- ^ Ernesto (4 November 2009). "Pirate Party Gets Second Seat in European Parliament". TorrentFreak. http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-party-gets-second-seat-in-european-parliament-091104/. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ "18 new MEPs to arrive next month". EUobserver. 14 November 2011. http://euobserver.com/843/114270. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ a b Ström, Viktor (1 June 2009). "Amelia 2.0" (in Swedish). Lundagård. http://www.lundagard.se/2009/06/01/amelia-20/.
- ^ "Congrats to MEP Amelia Andersdotter!". Green Pirate. 14 November 2011. http://blog.greenpirate.org/congrats-to-mep-amelia-andersdotter/. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ Ernesto (20 November 2011). "Pirate To Join European Parliament As Youngest Member". TorrentFreak. http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-to-join-european-parliament-as-youngest-member-111120/. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ^ "Amelia ANDERSDOTTER". European Parliament. 1 December 2011. http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/108570/Amelia_ANDERSDOTTER.html. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amelia Andersdotter |
- Stenskott (Swedish), a public policy blog Andersdotter contributes to
- Official website
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