Gustav Fridolin
| Gustav Fridolin | |
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| Spokesperson of the Green Party | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2011 Serving with Åsa Romson |
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| Preceded by | Maria Wetterstrand Peter Eriksson |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 4 October 2010 |
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| Constituency | Skåne County North and East |
| In office 30 September 2002 – 2 October 2006 |
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| Constituency | Stockholm Municipality |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1983 Vittsjö, Skåne County |
| Political party | Green Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jennie Fridolin |
| Profession | Journalist, Teacher |
Per Gustav Edvard Fridolin (born 10 May 1983) is a Swedish Green Party politician. He is a member of the Swedish parliament since the 2010 election, representing the Skåne County North and East constituency.[1]
[edit] Biography
Fridolin was born in Vittsjö, Hässleholm Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden. He joined the Green Party in 1994 and served as one of two spokespersons of the Young Greens of Sweden between 1999 and 2003.
Fridolin first served as a member of the Swedish parliament between 2002 and 2006, representing the Stockholm Municipality constituency.[1] Aged nineteen at the time, he was one of the youngest MPs ever to have been elected in the world and the youngest in Swedish history until 2010, being bested by Moderate Anton Abele.[2] During his first term in parliament he served as a member of the Committee on the Constitution.[1]
Fridolin also served as a member of the board of the Green Party between 2004 and 2006, and was one of his party's representatives in the negotiations with the Social Democratic government and the Left Party.
In 2005, Fridolin announced that he would not be up for re-election as an MP in the 2006 election.[3] Between 2006 and 2009 he worked as a reporter at the investigative television program Kalla fakta on TV4. He also worked as a teacher in history and social studies at a folk high school in Stockholm. He holds a candidate degree from the Department of Oriental Languages at Stockholm University and a degree as a folk high school teacher from Linköping University.
Fridolin again ran as a candidate for parliament in the 2010 election and was elected, representing the Skåne County North and East constituency.[1] He is a member of the Committee on European Union Affairs in the parliament and a deputy member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Civil Affairs and the Committee on Industry and Trade.[1]
Fridolin has written two books, both on politics. The first, titled Från Vittsjö till världen - om global apartheid och alla vi som vill någon annanstans (From Vittsjö to the world - about global apartheid and everyone of us that want to go somewhere), was released in 2006. His second book, titled Blåsta, was released in 2009.
Gustav Fridolin is since 2007 married to Jennie Fridolin. His political idols, aside from proponents of Green politics, include Liberal Prime Minister Karl Staaff of the early 20th century which he praised in a January 2011 article, espousing centrist and social liberal views.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Gustav Fridolin (MP)". Parliament of Sweden. 15 October 2010. http://www.riksdagen.se/Webbnav/index.aspx?nid=1811&iid=0238588409223. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ Lerner, Thomas (8 April 2010). "Lättare tappa fotfästet nära makten" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. http://www.dn.se/insidan/lattare-tappa-fotfastet-nara-makten-1.1074338. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ Stenberg, Ewa (19 February 2006). "Ung veteran lämnar politikens elitserie" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. http://www.dn.se/nyheter/ung-veteran-lamnar-politikens-elitserie-1.522136. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ Fridolin, Gustav (18 January 2011). "De gröna ska inta mitten i den svenska politiken" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. http://www.dn.se/debatt/de-grona-ska-inta-mitten-i-den-svenska-politiken. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Swedish)
- Gustav Fridolin at the Green Party (Swedish)
- Gustav Fridolin at the Swedish parliament
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| Preceded by Peter Eriksson |
Spokesperson of the Green Party 2011- Alongside with: Åsa Romson |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
