Helena Lindahl

Helena Lindahl
Helena Lindahl in October 2013
Member of the Riksdagen
Assumed office
2010
Personal details
Born
Helena Sofi Lindahl

(1972-07-01) 1 July 1972 (age 51)
Political partyCentre Party

Helena Sofi Lindahl, (born 1 July 1972) is a Swedish politician of the Centre Party[1] who has been a member of the Riksdagen since 2010.

Political career[edit]

Since 2010, Lindahl has been a member of the Swedish Parliament, first as minister-replacement, then as a full member after Maud Olofsson had resigned as party leader and MP. She represents the Västerbottens district.[2] In parliament, she is a member of the Committee on Industry and an alternate member of the Committee on the Environment and Agriculture.

Political positions[edit]

In 2019, Lindahl voted against the party line and came out against Stefan Löfven’s candidacy as Prime Minister of Sweden in a vote he ultimately won; she was the only Center Party lawmaker to vote against him.[3] When the same vote came up again in 2021, she said that she would follow the party's official line, and later voted for Löfven to continue as Prime Minister.[4] She also voted in favor of approving Löfven's chosen successor, Magdalena Andersson.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Helena Lindahl (C)". Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Mina nöjesval: Helena Lindahl". Retrieved 5 April 2016. [dead link]
  3. ^ Charlie Duxbury (June 28, 2021), A single lawmaker’s vote could spell the end for Sweden’s Stefan Löfven Politico Europe.
  4. ^ Nilsson, Torbjörn (29 June 2021). "Lindahl bryter tystnaden". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. ^ "C-rebellens besked: Röstar för Magdalena Andersson". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 November 2021.

External links[edit]

Media related to Helena Lindahl at Wikimedia Commons