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2007 Ålandic Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in Åland on 21 October 2007 to elect members of the for the Lagting. All 30 seats were up for election to four-year terms using proportional representation. The Åland Progress Group did not participate in the elections, as its sole member of the Lagting, Ronald Boman, opted to retire, while a new organisation, the Hut Group, unsuccessfully contested its first election. The Liberals for Åland won the most seats in the election and formed a government with Åland Centre, in which Liberal Viveka Eriksson became the new premier. Opinion polls A 2006 survey indicated that the Liberals for Åland would regain their status as the largest party in the Lagting, while the previously dominant Åland Centre would fall below 20% of the vote for the first time in its history. The Future of Åland, which supports the independence of Åland from Finland and was contesting its second election to the Lagting, would more than double its vote. A 2007 survey, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Ålandic Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in Åland on 19 October 2003 to elect members of the Lagtinget. The 30 members were elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. Though the Åland Centre recorded its worst results to date in the elections, it regained its status as the largest party on Åland, beating out the Liberals for Åland by a mere 10 votes. The Åland Social Democrats The Åland Social Democrats ( sv, Ålands Socialdemokrater) is a social-democratic political party on the Åland Islands. In the 2019 parliamentary election, the party won 9.1% of the popular vote and 3 out of 30 seats, a loss of two. The curren ... had one of its best election results ever, doubling its representation in the Lagting. Following the elections, the previous government formed by Åland Centre and the Liberals for Åland, was replaced by one comprising the Åland Centre, Liberals for Åland, Åland Social Democrats and Freeminded Co-operation parties. Results References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Åland
The ''Landskapsregering'' is the government of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. The government is led by a Lantråd, the premier of Åland, who is elected by the '' Lagting'', the parliament of Åland. List of Premiers of Åland (since 1922) Government Government member parties since 2019: Åland Centre Party, Moderate Coalition for Åland, Non-aligned Coalition and the Sustainable Initiative. 2015 to 2019 Government member parties: Liberals for Åland (Lib), Åland Social Democrats (S) and Moderate Coalition for Åland (M): :Premier: :*Katrin Sjögren (Lib) :Deputy Premier, Minister of Industry, Trade and Environment: :*Camilla Gunell (S) :Minister for Finance: :* Mats Perämaa (Lib) :Minister of Education and Culture: :* Tony Asumaa (Lib) :Minister of Administration and EU-affairs: :* Nina Fellman (S) :Minister of Health and Social Affairs: :* Wille Valve (M) :Minister of Communications and Infrastructure: :* Mika Nordberg (M) 2011 to 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Jansson
Roger Jansson (born 9 August 1943 in Kimito) is a politician in the Åland Islands, at the an autonomous and unilingually territory of . He has studied in . * Member of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Jansson (politician) (1901–1983), Norwegian sculptor
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Gunnar Jansson may refer to * Gunnar Jansson (footballer), Swedish association football player *Gunnar Jansson (athlete) (1897–1953), Swedish Olympic hammer thrower *Gunnar Janson Gunnar Tidemand Janson (1 September 1901 – 11 June 1983) was a Norwegian sculptor. He was born in Levanger, and was the father of journalist Mette Janson and composer Alfred Janson. Among his works are sculptures of Hans E. Kinck, Arne Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Parliament
The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The Parliament consists of 200 members, 199 of whom are elected every four years from 13 multi-member districts electing 7 to 36 members using the proportional D'Hondt method. In addition, there is one member from Åland. Legislation may be initiated by either the Government or one of the members of Parliament. The Parliament passes legislation, decides on the state budget, approves international treaties, and supervises the activities of the government. It may bring about the resignation of the Finnish Government, override presidential vetoes, and alter the constitution. To make changes to the constitution, amendments must be approved by two successive parliaments, with an election cycle in between, or passed as an emergency law with a 167/20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åland Representation In The Parliament Of Finland
Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1,580 km2, and a population of 30,129, constituting 0.51% of its land area and 0.54% of its population. Its only official language is Swedish and the capital city is Mariehamn. Åland is situated in an archipelago, called the Åland Islands, at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea belonging to Finland. It comprises Fasta Åland on which 90% of the population resides and about 6,500 skerries and islands to its east. Of Åland's thousands of islands, about 60–80 are inhabited. Fasta Åland is separated from the coast of Roslagen in Sweden by of open water to the west. In the east, the Åland archipelago is contiguous with the Finnish archipelago. Åland's only land border is located on the uninhabited skerry of Märket, which it shares with Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lasse Wiklöf
Lars-Åke "Lasse" Wiklöf (21 September 1944 – 23 August 2008) was a politician in the Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B .... *Minister for finance (2005–2007) *Member of the lagting (Åland parliament) (1995–2004) *Minister for finance (1991–1995) *Member of the lagting (1988–1991) *Minister for finance (1984–1988) *Member of the lagting (1975–1979, 1 November – 31 December 1983) References Politicians from Åland 1944 births 2008 deaths {{Finland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harriet Lindeman
Harriet Lindeman (born June 16, 1946) is a politician in the Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Sweden, Swedish territory of Finland. * Minister of Social Affairs and Environment 2005-2007 * Second Deputy Speaker of the Lagting (Åland parliament) 2003-2005 *Minister of Social Affairs and Environment 1999-2001 *Minister of Education and Culture 1995-1999 *Vice lantråd (Deputy Premier) 1991-1995 *Member of the Lagting (Åland parliament) 1987-1991 Lindeman, a nurse by profession, is one of the island group's most experienced politicians. She retired from national politics in 2007. ReferencesÅland parliament official biography *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110717125948/http://www.helcom.fi/press_office/news_baltic/en_GB/1156834620156/ Helsinki Commission, "Algae migrating northwards in Baltic", 14 Aug 2006] 1946 births Living people Women government ministers of Åland 20th-century Finnish women politicians 21st-century Finnish women politicians {{Åla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-aligned Coalition
Non-aligned Coalition ( sv, Obunden Samling) is a conservative political party on the Åland Islands. It was founded in 1987. At the 2003 elections, the party won 9.4% of popular votes and 3 out of 30 seats. In the 2007 Ålandic legislative election, the party won 11.9% of the popular vote and 4 out of 30 seats. In 2013 it was announced that the party would merge with the Moderates. All of the party's parliament members joined the Moderates to form Moderate Coalition for Åland The Moderate Coalition for Åland ( sv, Moderat Samling för Åland, MS) is a liberal-conservative political party in Åland. History The MS was formed by a merger of the Moderates of Åland and the Non-aligned Coalition (ObS), although not all .... However the party survived as one of the original founders Bert Häggblom returned to recreate the party with new members. The party contested in the 2015 Ålandic legislative election and won 3 seats. See also * Lemland List References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moderates Of Åland
Moderate is an ideological category which designates a rejection of radical or extreme views, especially in regard to politics and religion. A moderate is considered someone occupying any mainstream position avoiding extreme views. In American politics, a moderate is considered someone occupying a centre position on the left–right political spectrum. Political position Japan Japan's right-wing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has traditionally been divided into two main factions: the based on bureaucratic "conservative mainstream" (保守本流) and the hawkish nationalist "conservative anti-mainstream" (保守傍流). Among them, "conservative mainstream" is also considered a moderate wing within the LDP. The LDP's faction ''Kōchikai'', is considered a moderate wing. The current LDP has conflicts between moderate patriotist and extreme nationalist supporters. Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) is formed by a group of politicians who splintered off of the Japan Socialis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Åland Social Democrats
The Åland Social Democrats ( sv, Ålands Socialdemokrater) is a social-democratic political party on the Åland Islands. In the 2019 parliamentary election, the party won 9.1% of the popular vote and 3 out of 30 seats, a loss of two. The current organisation was founded in 1971, although there have been worker's associations on Åland since 1906. After the independence of Finland, the Social Democrats were closer to the Swedish Social Democratic Party than the Social Democratic Party of Finland. After the Second World War, the Social Democrats fought the supporters of the far-left Finnish People's Democratic League Finnish People's Democratic League ( fi, Suomen Kansan Demokraattinen Liitto, SKDL; sv, Demokratiska Förbundet för Finlands Folk, DFFF) was a Finnish political organisation with the aim of uniting those left of the Finnish Social Democratic P ..., which briefly became the largest political movement on the islands. Election results References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
