Helena Lindahl Explained

Helena Lindahl
Office:Member of the Riksdagen
Term Start:2010
Birth Name:Helena Sofi Lindahl
Birth Date:1 July 1972
Party:Centre Party

Helena Sofi Lindahl, (born 1 July 1972) is a Swedish politician of the Centre Party[1] who has been a member of the Riksdagen since 2010.

Political career

Since 2010, Lindahl has been a member of the Swedish Parliament, first as minister-replacement, then as a full member after Maud Olofsson had resigned as party leader and MP. She represents the Västerbottens district.[2] In parliament, she is a member of the Committee on Industry and an alternate member of the Committee on the Environment and Agriculture.

Political positions

In 2019, Lindahl voted against the party line and came out against Stefan Löfven’s candidacy as Prime Minister of Sweden in a vote he ultimately won; she was the only Center Party lawmaker to vote against him.[3] When the same vote came up again in 2021, she said that she would follow the party's official line, and later voted for Löfven to continue as Prime Minister.[4] She also voted in favor of approving Löfven's chosen successor, Magdalena Andersson.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Helena Lindahl (C). Riksdagsförvaltningen. 5 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Mina nöjesval: Helena Lindahl. 5 April 2016. 13 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313082548/http://www.vk.se/1651484/mina-nojesval-helena-lindahl. dead.
  3. Charlie Duxbury (June 28, 2021), A single lawmaker’s vote could spell the end for Sweden’s Stefan Löfven Politico Europe.
  4. News: Nilsson. Torbjörn. 2021-06-29. Lindahl bryter tystnaden. sv. Svenska Dagbladet. 2021-11-26. 1101-2412.
  5. Web site: C-rebellens besked: Röstar för Magdalena Andersson. 2021-11-26. Expressen. sv.