Christoffer Carl Gustav Ingo (born 16 November 1994)[1] is a Finland-Swedish politician currently serving as a member of the Parliament of Finland for the Vaasa electoral district, representing the Swedish People's Party of Finland (SFP). He was employed as an agricultural policy expert at the Swedish Agricultural Producers Central Confederation, SLC, an interest group for the Swedish-speaking farmers in Finland, from 2022 to 2024.[2] He was the chair of Svensk Ungdom, the youth wing of his party, from 2017[3] to 2019, when he was succeeded in that capacity by Frida Sigfrids.[4]
Christoffer Ingo | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Finnish Parliament for Vaasa | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Anna-Maja Henriksson |
| Parliamentary group | Swedish People's Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christoffer Carl Gustav Ingo 16 November 1994 Korsholm |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Political party | Swedish People's Party |
Ingo received 4,802 votes in the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election.[5] The 2023 result was insufficient for him to be elected outright but when Anna-Maja Henriksson resigned her seat in the summer of 2024, in order to become a Member of the European Parliament, Ingo replaced her in the Finnish Parliament.[6]
References
edit- ^ Bjon, Sylvia (21 July 2018). "Ingo slår larm om yrkesskolorna – 'All trygghet i utbildningen har försvunnit på några år'" (in Swedish). Hufvudstadsbladet. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Christoffer Ingo". Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Lönnqvist, Sarah (7 May 2017). "Christoffer Ingo är Svensk Ungdoms nya ordförande" (in Swedish). YLE. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Bäck, Mira; Svedberg, Rebecka (9 July 2019). "Hektisk vår för Borgåbördiga Frida Sigfrids: Regeringsförhandlingar, två valkampanjer och ett ordförandeskap" (in Swedish). YLE. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Christoffer Ingo" (in Finnish). mtvuutiset.fi. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ Rönngård, Erika (10 June 2024). "Visst känns det bra – Christoffer Ingo tar Anna-Maja Henrikssons plats i riksdagen" (in Swedish). YLE. Retrieved 16 October 2024.