Stefan Erik Wallin ( Swede. Stefan Erik Wallin ; born June 1, 1967 , Vaasa , Finland ) - Finnish politician , leader of the Swedish People's Party (2006-2012), member of the Parliament of Finland ; Minister of Defense of Finland (2011-2012) in the government of Jyrki Katainen .
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| Predecessor | Yuri Hyakyamies | ||||||
| Successor | Karl Haglund | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Tanya Carpela | ||||||
| Successor | Paavo Archinmyaki | ||||||
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| Predecessor | Jan Eric Enestam | ||||||
| Successor | Paula Lehtomaki | ||||||
| Birth | June 1, 1967 (52 years old) Vaasa , Finland | ||||||
| The consignment | Swedish People's Party | ||||||
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Party activities
- 3 State activities
- 3.1 Minister of Culture and Sports
- 3.2 Minister of Defense
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Biography
Born June 1, 1967 in Vaasa . He studied at the Abo Academy in Turku , where he received a master's degree in sociology.
From 1989 to 1993, he worked as a correspondent for the Swedish-language newspaper Vasabladet in Vaasa .
From January 1 to April 19, 2007 he served as Minister of Environmental Protection in the first government of M. Vanhanen .
Party Activities
Since 1993 he was a member of the Swedish People’s Party , and since 2006 he was its leader (chairman).
March 30, 2012 announced that he would not run for the summer re-election as party chairman and that this decision was not related to conflicts in the area of armed forces reform [1] . On June 10, 2012, at a party congress [2] held on June 9-10, Karl Haglund [3] was elected the new party leader. In connection with this election, it was announced that Haglund would replace Wallin as Minister of Defense of Finland [4] .
Government Activities
Minister of Culture and Sports
From April 19, 2007 to June 22, 2010 - Minister of Culture and Sports in the second government of Vanhanen and from June 22, 2010 to June 22, 2011 - in the same position in the office of Marie Kiviniemi . A supporter of the continued study of Swedish in schools in Finland [5] .
October 21 - 22, 2009 - participant of the events of the X Russian-Finnish cultural forum "Ethnocultural Diversity: Traditions and Innovations" in Syktyvkar [6] .
Minister of Defense
On June 22, 2011, he was appointed Minister of Defense of Finland in the Cabinet of Ministers Jurkki Katainen [7] .
During the reform undertaken by the Ministry of Defense of Finland , it was proposed to reduce six military garrisons. The scandal surrounding the actions of the Minister of Defense Vallin arose after it became known that the Minister deleted the Swedish-speaking garrison Dragsvik from the list of objects to be closed. [8] A number of politicians (including the party secretary of the SDP, Michael Jungner ) who criticized the army reform, [9] [10] felt that Dragswick was saved by closing other garrisons and called for the Minister’s resignation. Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen nevertheless reaffirmed his confidence in the Minister of Defense, [11] [12] , and the Minister himself rejected the idea of his resignation. [13] The Finnish Parliament, with 95 votes to 59, voted in favor of a vote of confidence in the Minister. [14]
At the same time, a public debate arose around the minister’s apartment deal: in 2001, Wallin and his wife bought an apartment in the center of Turku from the Abo Academy Foundation, paying the fund 225 thousand euros, and sold the apartment to the same fund in 2009 for a little less than 400 thousand euros [ 15] . Chancellor of Justice Jaakko Jonkka did not find in the transaction signs of illicit enrichment of the minister at the expense of the Abo Academy Foundation, of which Wallin is a member of the board. [16] The police also did not find a corpus delicti in the deal [17] .
On July 5, 2012, Wallina was replaced by Karl Haglund as Minister of Defense [18] .
Notes
- ↑ Wallin refuses leadership in the Swedish People’s Party // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) March 30, 2012. (Retrieved March 30, 2012)
- ↑ The Swedish People’s Party began its congress, tomorrow a new leader will be elected // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) June 9, 2012. (Retrieved June 9, 2012)
- ↑ Karl Haglund elected new chairman of the Swedish People's Party // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) June 10, 2012. (Retrieved June 11, 2012)
- ↑ Haglund will replace Wallin as Minister of Defense in early July // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) June 12, 2012. (Retrieved June 13, 2012)
- ↑ Stefan Wallin: The Swedish People’s Party does not yet determine the conditions for participation in the government // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) January 16, 2011. (Retrieved March 19, 2012)
- ↑ Finnish Minister of Culture and Sports Stefan Wallin: “Small nations are experiencing a globalization press”
- ↑ Uusi hallitus nimitettiin - HS.fi - Politiikka (fin.)
- ↑ Minister Wallin admits that he influenced the preservation of Dragswick // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) March 16, 2012. (Retrieved March 20, 2012)
- ↑ PSD Party Secretary Michael Jungner Demands Revision of Army Reform // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) March 18, 2012. (Retrieved March 20, 2012)
- ↑ Soini: True Finns are going to propose a vote of no confidence to Minister Wallin // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) March 17, 2012. (Retrieved March 20, 2012)
- ↑ Minister Wallin is trusted by the Prime Minister // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) March 17, 2012. (Retrieved March 20, 2012)
- ↑ Prime Minister Katainen: I did not know about all the actions of the Minister of Defense Wallin // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) March 20, 2012. (Retrieved March 20, 2012)
- ↑ Stefan Wallin: “I'm not going to resign” // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) March 20, 2012. (Retrieved March 20, 2012)
- ↑ Defense Minister Wallin receives a vote of confidence in Parliament // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) March 22, 2012. (Retrieved March 22, 2012)
- ↑ Scandal over the apartment deal of Minister of Defense Wallin: bought an apartment from the fund for 225 thousand, sold the apartment back to the fund for 400 thousand // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) April 4, 2012. (Retrieved April 6, 2012)
- ↑ Chancellor of Justice denies news of an investigation into the legality of the apartment deal of Minister of Defense Wallin // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) April 5, 2012. (Retrieved April 6, 2012)
- ↑ Police did not find corpus delicti in apartment transactions of Minister of Defense Wallin // // Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) May 23, 2012. (Retrieved May 24, 2012)
- ↑ Finland received the new Minister of Defense // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) July 5, 2012. (Retrieved July 6, 2012)
Links
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stefan Wallin
- Stefan Wallin's official page (Swedish)