Anders Adlercreutz Explained

Anders Adlercreutz
Office:Minister of Education
Primeminister:Petteri Orpo
Term Start:5 July 2024
Predecessor:Anna-Maja Henriksson
Office1:Minister of European Affairs and Ownership Steering
Primeminister1:Petteri Orpo
Term Start1:20 June 2023
Term End1:5 July 2024
Predecessor1:Tytti Tuppurainen
Successor1:Joakim Strand
Office2:Member of the Finnish Parliament for Uusimaa
Term Start2:22 April 2015
Office3:Leader of the Swedish People's Party
Term Start3:16 June 2024
Predecessor3:Anna-Maja Henriksson
Birth Date:1970 4, df=y
Birth Place:Helsinki, Uusimaa Province, Finland
Birth Name:Anders Erik Gunnar Adlercreutz
Nationality:Finnish
Occupation:Architect, entrepreneur
Party:Swedish People's Party
Alma Mater:Helsinki University of Technology
Website:http://andersadlercreutz.fi/blog/?lang=en
Allegiance: Finland
Branch: Finnish Army
Rank: Lieutenant

Anders Erik Gunnar Adlercreutz (born 26 April 1970) is a Finnish architect and politician who has represented the Swedish People's Party of Finland in the Parliament of Finland since 2015 and served as its chair since 2024.[1] [2] He was elected to the Parliament from the Uusimaa constituency in the 2015 election with 3,337 votes.[3] He was re-elected as MP in 2019, garnering 9,425 votes,[4] and again in 2023 with 9,442 votes.[5]

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.[6] He was re-elected in May 2018.[7] He succeeded Henriksson as party chair in June 2024.

In June 2023, he was appointed Minister of European Affairs and Ownership Steering in the Orpo Cabinet.[8] On 5 July 2024 he will replace Henriksson as Minister of Education.[9]

Adlercreutz plays the piano and cello. In July 2023, in honor of Ukraine, he published a video where he played Oi u luzi chervona kalyna in cello in the corridors of the parliament house. The video hit over 250 000 views on Twitter and was noted in The New York Times.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kansanedustajat: Anders Adlercreutz. Parliament of Finland. 11 July 2023.
  2. Web site: Swedish People's Party elects Adlercreutz as new chair after Wickström drops out of race . yle.fi . yle . 16 June 2024 . 16 June 2024 .
  3. Web site: Valitut ehdokkaat: Uudenmaan vaalipiiri. Ministry of Justice. 2 June 2017. 6 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Parliamentary Elections 2019 / Results / Whole country. 29 June 2023. Ministry of Justice.
  5. Web site: Parliamentary Elections 2023 / Results / Whole country. 29 June 2023. Ministry of Justice.
  6. Web site: Anna-Maja Henriksson valittiin Rkp:n puheenjohtajaksi – "Me teimme sen. Me rikoimme lasikaton!". Helsingin Sanomat. 12 June 2016. 6 October 2018.
  7. Web site: Anna-Maja Henriksson valittiin uudelleen RKP:n puheenjohtajaksi. SFP. 27 May 2018. 6 October 2018.
  8. Web site: Prime Minister Orpo's Government appointed . 2023-06-20 . Valtioneuvosto.
  9. Web site: RKP vaihtaa ministereitä ensi perjantaina . yle.fi . yle . 1 July 2024 . 2 July 2024 .
  10. News: Hernández . Javier C. . 2023-07-12 . A Finnish Official Plays the Cello to Support Ukraine, Irking Russia . 2024-05-22 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  11. Web site: 2023-07-13 . Kolumni Suomalaisministerin sellonsoitto pysäyttää nyt ihmisiä ympäri maailmaa, ja tästä se voi johtua . 2024-05-22 . Helsingin Sanomat . fi.