Carl Haglund
Carl Haglund | |
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| Member of the Finnish Parliament for Uusimaa | |
| In office 22 April 2015 – 30 July 2016 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 5 July 2012 – 29 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Jyrki Katainen Alexander Stubb |
| Preceded by | Stefan Wallin |
| Succeeded by | Jussi Niinistö |
| Member of the European Parliament for Finland | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 4 July 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Nils Torvalds |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 March 1979 Espoo, Finland |
| Political party | Swedish People's Party |
Carl Christoffer ”Calle” Haglund (born 29 March 1979 in Espoo) is a Finnish politician, former chairman of the Swedish People's Party and the former Minister of Defence. He was member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2012. Haglund was elected chairman of his party in June 2012.[1]
In March 2016, Haglund announced that he would not run for another term as the chairman, as he was disappointed in politics and wanted to spend more time with his family.[2] On 12 June 2016, he was followed by the former Minister of Justice of Finland Anna-Maja Henriksson.[3]
On 21 June 2016, Haglund announced that he would leave the Parliament to work for the Sunshine Kaidi New Energy Group.[4] He left his seat on 30 July and was followed by Veronica Rehn-Kivi.[5]
References
- ^ "Carl Haglund valittiin Rkp:n uudeksi puheenjohtajaksi". Yle. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Carl Haglund paljastaa HS:lle: "Jätän Rkp:n puheenjohtajuuden – usko järkevän politiikan tekemiseen katosi"". Helsingin sanomat. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Anna-Maja Henriksson valittiin Rkp:n puheenjohtajaksi – "Me teimme sen. Me rikoimme lasikaton!"". Helsingin sanomat. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Haglund jättää kansanedustajan tehtävät – Siirtyy biojalostamoa Kemiin suunnittelevaan kiinalaisyhtiöön". Yle. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Veronica Rehn-Kivi aloittaa kansanedustajana". Eduskunta. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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