Thomas Blomqvist (born 15 January 1965) is a Finnish politician, born in Ekenäs in current Raseborg. Before entering to the national politics he worked as a farmer and an entrepreneur.[1]
Thomas Blomqvist | |
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 Blomqvist in 2019 | |
| Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Equality | |
| In office 6 June 2019 – 20 June 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Antti Rinne Sanna Marin |
| Preceded by | Timo Soini |
| Succeeded by | Anna-Maja Henriksson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1965 Ekenäs, Uusimaa, Finland |
| Political party | Swedish People's Party |
| Occupation | Farmer, entrepreneur |
| Website | https://www.thomasblomqvist.fi |
Blomqvist was elected to the municipal council of Ekenäs in 1993. In 2009 he was elected to the municipal council of Raseborg (to which Ekenäs had joined) and has held his position ever since.[2]
He was elected to the Finnish Parliament for the Swedish People's Party in 2007, from the constituency of Uusimaa.[2] In 2019 he was re-elected to the parliament for the term 2019–2023.[3] He was appointed Minister for Nordic Cooperation Antti Rinne's cabinet in 2019.[2][4] After the collapse of the cabinet in December 2019, Blomqvist continued in the same position in the following Marin Cabinet.[5] He was not re-elected in 2023.[2]
Blomqvist is married and the couple has three children.[6]
Honors
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Order of the White Rose of Finland (Finland, 2022)[7]
Order of the Falcon (Iceland, 2022)[8]
References
edit- ^ "Thomas Blomqvist". Metoo. 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Thomas Blomqvist". www.eduskunta.fi. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Parliamentary Elections 2019". tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Thomas Blomqvist. Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Equality". valtioneuvosto.fi. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Tässä ovat Marinin hallituksen ministerit – joukko äänikuningattaria, pikapaluun tekijä, maailman nuorin pääministeri" (in Finnish). Yle. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Thomas". www.thomasblomqvist.fi. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Medaljregn inför självständighetsdagen – Sanna Marin, Pekka Haavisto och Björn Wahlroos får utmärkelser". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Thomas Blomqvist on Instagram: "I samband med förra veckans besök till Island förlänades jag Storkorset av den isländska Falkorden. Uppskattar verkligen den här hedersbetygelsen. Känner mig mycket hedrad, tacksam och glad! #nordisktsamarbete #iceland #finland #honoured"". Instagram. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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