Anders Adlercreutz
Anders Adlercreutz (architect, politician) | |||||||||||||||||
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Born | 26 April 1970 Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Finnish | ||||||||||||||||
Ethnicity | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Helsinki University of Technology | ||||||||||||||||
Party | Swedish People's Party of Finland | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish politician who attended the 2023 Bilderberg meeting.
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Anders Erik Gunnar Adlercreutz is a Finnish architect and politician who attended the 2023 Bilderberg meeting.
He has represented the Swedish People's Party of Finland in the Parliament of Finland since 2015, and has been the party's chair since 2024.[1][2] He has been Minister of Education since July 2024, having previously been Minister of European Affairs and Ownership Steering.
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Early life and education
Adlercreutz was born on 26 April 1970. His family, the Adlercreutz family, are among the over 170 surviving noble families in Finland.[3] His parents, Eric Adlercreutz and Gunnel Adlercreutz, are both architects.
He grew up in Kirkkonummi (Kyrkslätt).[4] In 1987, Adlercreutz studied abroad in Portugal.[5] He has lived in multiple European countries, including Spain, where he was residing as a student when he voted in favor of Finland's accession to the European Union.[6] In 1999, he completed his degree in architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology.[7]
Architectural and military career
Adlercreutz is an architect by profession and was a partner at an architecture firm in Helsinki for over twenty years.[8] He sold significant shares in the firm, known as Arkkitehtoimisto A-konsultit Oy, in 2023, allowing him to accrue over 322,744 euros in capital income that year.[9]
As part of compulsory military service, Adlercreutz reached the rank of reserve lieutenant, and was part of the Uusimaa Brigade brigade.[10]
Political career
Prior to becoming a MP, he was a local councilor in Kirkkonummi, where he sat alongside with Finns Party chair Riikka Purra.[11] He was dubbed the "Trudeau of Kirkkonummi" in reference to the Prime Minister of Canada in a 2017 interview.[3]
He was elected to Parliament from the Uusimaa constituency in the 2015 election.[12] In June 2016, Adlercreutz ran for the chairmanship of the Swedish People's Party, finishing second behind Anna-Maja Henriksson. He was subsequently elected as the vice-chairman of the party.[13] He was re-elected vice-chairman in May 2018.[14]
Adlercreutz was re-elected as an MP in 2019 and 2023[15][16] He succeeded Henriksson as party chair in June 2024.[11].
In June 2023, he was appointed Minister of European Affairs and Ownership Steering.[17]
On 5 July 2024, he succeeded Henriksson as Minister of Education.[18]
SDS policies
His party has long been a champion of NATO membership.[19] In 2024, he pushed for bigger European armaments and military expenditure.[20]
He wants increased labor migration into Finland.[21]
He was an opponent of the Russian-German Nord Stream gas pipeline.[22]
He wants the hundreds of billions of dollars of frozen Russian assets in Europe to be handed over to Ukraine.[23]
he is a proponent of an ambitious climate policy" with trade in CO2 certificates.[24]
In 2021 he was a proponent of a vaccine passport to "facilitate" travel. "The rapid implementation of the commission's proposal for the Digital Green Certificate is of the utmost importance if we are to get on our feet quickly in Europe as well," said Adlercreutz.[25]
Adlercreutz has advocated for "media training" against "fake news" in Finnish schools.[26]
Personal life
Adlercreutz is a father of five.[4] He reportedly is fluent in five languages.[11]
Event Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Bilderberg/2024 | 30 May 2024 | 2 June 2024 | Madrid Spain | The 70th Bilderberg Meeting |
References
- ↑ https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/1306.aspx
- ↑ https://yle.fi/a/74-20094372
- ↑ a b https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/b72b188c-6a55-4de6-8938-ba530ee0bcd9
- ↑ a b https://andersadlercreutz.fi/blog/who-am-i/?lang=en
- ↑ https://thepienews.com/finlands-new-education-minister-advocates-for-student-exchange/
- ↑ https://www.thenewfederalist.eu/interview-with-anders-adlercreutz-an-international-man-for-an?lang=fr
- ↑ https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/governments-and-ministers/ministers/-/min/anders-adlercreutz
- ↑ https://vm.fi/en/minister-of-local-and-regional-government/-/min/anders-adlercreutz
- ↑ https://www.is.fi/politiikka/art-2000009971582.html
- ↑ https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000009686694.html
- ↑ a b c https://yle.fi/a/74-20094372
- ↑ https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/E-2015/fi/val02.html
- ↑ https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000002905888.html
- ↑ http://www.sfp.fi/fi/content/news/anna-maja-henriksson-valittiin-uudelleen-rkpn-puheenjohtajaksi
- ↑ https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/EKV-2019/en/kokomaaval.html
- ↑ https://tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi/EKV-2023/en/kokomaaval.html
- ↑ https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/prime-minister-orpo-s-government-appointed
- ↑ https://yle.fi/a/74-20097312
- ↑ https://sfp.fi/en/articles/adlercreutz-the-nato-process-is-proof-of-our-decision-making-ability/
- ↑ https://www.npr.org/2024/02/13/1231061422/donald-trump-continues-to-express-his-longstanding-skepticism-of-nato
- ↑ https://www.riksdagsgruppen.fi/sv/politik/article-88136-71471-finland-behover-mer-arbetskraftsinvandring?offset_88136=1015&offset_88137=98
- ↑ https://www.riksdagsgruppen.fi/sv/politik/article-88136-83799-vi-ska-inte-gora-om-misstaget-med-nord-stream?offset_88136=252&offset_88137=280
- ↑ https://www.riksdagsgruppen.fi/sv/start/article-74072-89088-anvand-rysslands-frysta-tillgangar-for-ukraina?offset_74072=110
- ↑ https://www.riksdagsgruppen.fi/sv/start/article-74072-78437-eu-bor-vara-vagvisare-i-klimatpolitiken?offset_74072=645
- ↑ https://www.riksdagsgruppen.fi/sv/start/article-74072-77653-vi-behover-en-klar-exitplan-for-resande?offset_74072=720
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/deadline_dr/reel/C_0nnkotFqU/?locale=Online%2Bentertainment%2C%2Breal%2Bperson%2C%2Belectronic%2Bchess%2Band%2Bcards%2C%2Blottery%2C%2Bsports%2C%2Bcomprehensive%2Breputation%2B(Telegram%3A%2B%40UUjd888888).gvct&hl=it