Gustav Christofer Ingemar Fjellner (born 13 December 1976) is a Swedish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 until 2019. He is a member of the Moderate Party, part of the European People's Party. Fjellner gained national prominence as chairman of the Moderate Youth League from 2002 to 2004.
Christofer Fjellner | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 2004–2019 | |
| Constituency | Sweden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gustav Christofer Ingemar Fjellner 13 December 1976 Västerås, Sweden |
| Political party |  SwedishModerate Party  EUEuropean People's Party |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | www |
Fjellner served on the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade and its Committee on Budgetary Control. In that capacity, he drafted the Parliament's review of EU spending in 2010.[1] He was also a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, a member of the delegation for relations with Belarus, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with Iran.
In September 2016, Fjellner joined more than 50 MEPs from six different political groups – including Ashley Fox, Alojz Peterle, Vicky Ford and Beatrix von Storch – in signing a proposal for a two-term limit of the President of the European Parliament. This move was widely seen as an effort to prevent incumbent Martin Schulz from holding onto the presidency for a third consecutive term.[2]
Career
edit- Studied political science and public finance, Uppsala University and Lund University
- Researcher, Timbro (free-market think tank), 1997
- Information officer, Svenska arbetsgivare föreningen (Swedish employers association), 1998–2000
- Editorial writer, Svenska Dagbladet, 1999
- Consultant, sagt:gjort (public relations firm), 2001
- Vice-President and co-founder of Look Closer AB (business intelligence company)
- Chairman, Moderate Youth League, 2002–2004
- President, Nordisk Ungkonservativ Union (Nordic Young Conservatives), 2002–2004
- Member of executive board, Moderaterna Swedish Conservatives)
- Member of Enköping Municipal Council, 1998-2002
- Member of Uppsala County Council, 1998-2002
References
edit- ^ Constant Brand (November 10, 2011), Commission names worst managers of EU money European Voice.
- ^ Maïa de La Baume (September 30, 2016), Term limit could take Schulz out of presidential picture Politico Europe.
External links
edit- Official website
(in Swedish) - Personal profile of Christofer Fjellner in the European Parliament's database of members
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Swedish)
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