Christoffer Taxell
 Christoffer Taxell       (politician, businessman) | |
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| Born | 14 February 1948 Turku, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Alma mater | University of Turku |
Lars Evald Christoffer Taxell is a Finnish-Swedish business director, politician and former Chancellor of Åbo Akademi University. In Finland, he is known as the gray eminence of Swedish-speaking minority's politics, economics and culture.[1]
At the end of 2009, a newspaper chose him as the third most influential decision-maker in the Finnish economy after Björn Wahlroos and Antti Herlin.[2]
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Political career
Taxell served continuously as an MP for the Swedish People's Party of Finland from 1975 to 1991 and as chairman of the party from 1985 to 1990. Taxell was Minister of Justice from 1979 to 1987 in the governments of Mauno Koivisto and Kalevi Sorsa, after which he was still Minister of Education in the Holker Government from 1987 to 1990. Taxelli's term of office lasted for a continuous period of 4,037 days, or 11 years.
From October 2008, Taxell chaired a committee that prepared the reform of the Finnish Constitution.
In business and cultural life
From 1990 to 2002, Taxell was the CEO of Partek and from 2005 to 2006 he was the chairman of the Confederation of Finnish Industries. Taxell has was also Chairman of the Board of Finnair and as a member of the Boards of Business, Boliden Borgsöe AB, Sampo, Luvata International Oy and Nordkalk
Outside the business world, Taxell has been Chancellor of Åbo Akademi University, among other things. Taxell is the Chairman of the Board of the University Alliance and headed the Turku 2011 Foundation, which manages the European Capital of Culture project.
Background
Taxell's father, Lars Erik Taxell, has was also chairman of the Swedish People's Party of Finland. Taxell graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Turku in 1972. He has been married to Rachel Nygård-Taxell since 1974 and has two children.
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2002 | 30 May 2002 | 2 June 2002 | US Virginia Chantilly Westfields Marriott | The 50th Bilderberg, held at Chantilly, Virginia. |
References
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20091101104233/http://www.kauppalehti.fi/5/i/talous/uutiset/etusivu/uutinen.jsp?oid=2009/10/27402&sort=false
- ↑ Keskinen, Juha: Heillä on valtaa. Iltalehti, 2009, nro 14.12., s. 6.
