Otto Andersson (born 1983) is a Finnish politician and attorney. A member of the Swedish People's Party of Finland, he has served as a Member of Parliament since 2023. He is currently chairman of the party's parliamentary group.
Otto Andersson | |
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| Member of the Parliament of Finland | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
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| Political party | Swedish People's Party of Finland |
| Alma mater | Åbo Akademi University University of Helsinki |
Education
editAnderson studied at Åbo Akademi University and the University of Helsinki. During his time at university, he was part of Åbo Akademi's student union.[1]
Career
editAndersson has served as chair of the Loviisa city council, and as a member of the board of the wellbeing service county (hyvinvointialue) of Itä-Uusimaa. He has also served as an assistant to Anna-Maja Henriksson.
Andersson was elected to parliament in the 2023 parliamentary election.[2] In June 2023, he became chairman of the party's parliamentary group.[3] Following Anna-Maja Henriksson's resignation as party chair in 2024, Andersson stood in the election to succeed her.[4] He was defeated by Anders Adlercreutz, the vice-chair of the party, in a 183–84 vote.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Vem är Otto Andersson?". Otto Andersson (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Eduskuntaan valittiin 61 uutta kansanedustajaa – katso tästä heidät kaikki" [61 new MPs were elected to the Parliament - see all of them here]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ Sundman, Robert (2023-06-20). "Otto Andersson ruotsalaisen eduskuntaryhmän johtoon" [Otto Andersson to lead the Swedish parliamentary group]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "RKP:n eduskuntaryhmän puheenjohtaja Otto Andersson lähtee puolueen puheenjohtajakisaan" [Otto Andersson, the chairman of RKP's parliamentary group, is entering the party's presidential race]. Yleisradio Oy (in Finnish). 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Swedish People's Party elects Adlercreutz as new chair after Wickström drops out of race". Yleisradio Oy. 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2024-09-04.