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Swedish politician (born 1955)

Lars AdaktussonMP
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
ConstituencyDalarna County
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 2014 – 23 September 2018
ConstituencySweden
Personal details
BornLars Göran Peter Adaktusson
(1955-08-06) 6 August 1955 (age 69)
Jönköping, Sweden
Political party Swedish
Christian Democrats
 EU
European People's Party
SpouseHelen Adaktusson
Children2
Alma materÖrebro University
Göteborg University
Websiteadaktusson.eu/en/

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. Prior to that, he was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).

Early career

An 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.

Member of the European Parliament

Adaktusson was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the 2014 European Parliament elections in Sweden. 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.

References

  1. Adaktusson elected Member of the Riksdag Archived 19 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine 16 September 2018 (Swedish)
  2. "Adaktusson vann "fajten" mot Bodström" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  3. "Lars Adaktusson vill bli KD-politiker - Nyheter - Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. "Resumé: Lars Adaktusson till EU-parlamentet". Resume. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  5. "Adaktusson lyfte KD i EU-valet - Dagens Media". Dagens Media. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  6. Jack Moore (February 4, 2016), European Parliament Recognizes ISIS Killing of Religious Minorities as Genocide Archived 5 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine Newsweek.
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