Carl Haglund
Carl Haglund | |
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Uusimaa | |
In office 22 April 2015 – 30 July 2016 | |
Minister of Defence[1] | |
In office 5 July 2012 – 29 May 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Jyrki Katainen Alexander Stubb |
Preceded by | Stefan Wallin |
Succeeded by | Jussi Niinistö |
Member of the European Parliament for Finland | |
In office 14 July 2009 – 4 July 2012 | |
Succeeded by | Nils Torvalds |
Leader of the Swedish People's Party of Finland | |
In office 10 June 2012 – 12 June 2016 | |
Preceded by | Stefan Wallin |
Succeeded by | Anna-Maja Henriksson |
Personal details | |
Born | Swedish People's Party | 29 March 1979
Spouse | Michaela Sofia |
Children | 2 |
Education | |
Occupation | Politician |
Carl Christoffer ”Calle” Haglund (born 29 March 1979 in
In the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election Haglund received over 21,000 votes, the fourth largest number of votes in the country.[5] In March 2016, Haglund announced that he would not run for another term as the chairman, as he was disappointed in politics and wanted to spend more time with his family.[6] On 12 June 2016, he was followed by the former Minister of Justice of Finland Anna-Maja Henriksson.[7]
On 21 June 2016, Haglund announced that he would leave the Parliament to work for the Chinese bioenergy company Sunshine Kaidi New Energy Group.[8] He left his seat on 30 July and was followed by Veronica Rehn-Kivi.[9] In 2018 he joined Accenture as its Nordic head of banking and insurance business.[10]
Education
Haglund obtained his International Baccalaureate (IB) at Mattlidens Gymnasium in Espoo. He obtained his MBA from the Hanken School of Economics in 2007.
Personal life
Haglund has Fenno-Swedish background. He has two children with his former wife.
Awards
- Order of the Polar Star (Sweden, Grand Cross, 2015)[11]
- Order of the White Rose of Finland (Finland, Commander, 2014)[12]
References
- ^ "Council of State - Ministers of Defence". Valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Carl Haglund appointed as CEO of Veritas Pension Insurance | Veritas". 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Carl Haglund valittiin Rkp:n uudeksi puheenjohtajaksi". Yle. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ "Etlan ja EVAn hallituksille uusi puheenjohtaja: Carl Haglund Jorma Ollilan seuraajaksi".
- ^ Haapavaara, Heikki (February 16, 2017). "Carl Haglund urasiirrostaan: "Oli loogista siirtyä elinkeinoelämän palvelukseen"". Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "Carl Haglund paljastaa HS:lle: "Jätän Rkp:n puheenjohtajuuden – usko järkevän politiikan tekemiseen katosi"". Helsingin sanomat. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Anna-Maja Henriksson valittiin Rkp:n puheenjohtajaksi – "Me teimme sen. Me rikoimme lasikaton!"". Helsingin sanomat. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Haglund jättää kansanedustajan tehtävät – Siirtyy biojalostamoa Kemiin suunnittelevaan kiinalaisyhtiöön". Yle. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Veronica Rehn-Kivi aloittaa kansanedustajana". Eduskunta. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Finland's ex-minister Haglund joins Accenture's Nordic unit". YLE. 2018-08-06.
- ^ "Försvarsminister Carl Haglund har tilldelats stora korset av Nordstjärneorden". Puolustusministeriö (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Itsenäisyyspäivän korkein kunniamerkki Mäkiselle, Herlinille ja Rehnille". ts.fi (in Finnish). 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
External links
- Carl Haglund - Swedish Parliamentary Group Parliament of Finland (in English)