Lars Göran Peter Adaktusson (born 6 August 1955) is a Swedish politician for the Christian Democrats. He was Member of the Riksdag from the 2018 general election until 2022.[1] Prior to that, he was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).[2]
Lars Adaktusson | |
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 Lars Adaktusson delivering a speech before the Swedish European Parliament election in May 2014 | |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| In office 24 September 2018 – 26 September 2022 | |
| Constituency | Dalarna County |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 23 September 2018 | |
| Constituency | Sweden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lars Göran Peter Adaktusson 6 August 1955 Jönköping, Sweden |
| Political party |  SwedishChristian Democrats  EUEuropean People's Party |
| Spouse | Helen Adaktusson |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Örebro University Göteborg University |
| Website | adaktusson |
Early career
editAn employee of public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) for many years, Adaktusson has worked both as a reporter and a news anchor for the nightly news show Aktuellt, and has also been stationed as a foreign correspondent in Vienna, Washington DC, and in Amman.[3]
Member of the European Parliament
editAdaktusson was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the 2014 European Parliament elections in Sweden.[4][5] He has since been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI). In addition to his committee assignments, he serves as vice-chairman of the parliament's delegation for relations with Afghanistan.
In February 2016, Adaktusson tabled a resolution recognizing the Islamic State militant group's (ISIS) systematic killing and persecution of religious minorities in the Middle East as a genocide, which the European Parliament unanimously passed.[6]
References
edit- ^ Adaktusson elected Member of the Riksdag Archived 19 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine 16 September 2018 (Swedish)
- ^ "Adaktusson vann "fajten" mot Bodström" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Lars Adaktusson vill bli KD-politiker - Nyheter - Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Resumé: Lars Adaktusson till EU-parlamentet". Resume. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Adaktusson lyfte KD i EU-valet - Dagens Media". Dagens Media. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Jack Moore (February 4, 2016), European Parliament Recognizes ISIS Killing of Religious Minorities as Genocide Archived 5 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine Newsweek.