Lars Adaktusson
| Lars Adaktusson | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
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Lars Göran Peter Adaktusson 6 August 1955 Jönköping, Sweden |
Lars Göran Peter Adaktusson, (born 6 August 1955) is a Swedish journalist, television news anchor and politician of the Christian Democrats.[1]
Early career
An employee of public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) for many years, Adaktusson has worked both as a reporter and a news anchor for the nightly news show Aktuellt, and has in addition also been stationed as a foreign correspondent in Vienna, Washington DC, and in Amman.[2]
Member of the European Parliament
Adaktusson was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the 2014 European Parliament elections in Sweden.[3][4] He has since been serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI). In addition to his committee assignments, he serves as vice-chairman of the parliament’s delegation for relations with Afghanistan.
In February 2016, Adaktusson tabled a resolution recognizing the Islamic State militant group’s (ISIS) systematic killing and persecution of religious minorities in the Middle East as a genocide, which the European Parliament unanimously passed.[5]
References
- ↑ "Adaktusson vann "fajten" mot Bodström | Nyheter | Aftonbladet". aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ↑ "Lars Adaktusson vill bli KD-politiker | Nyheter | Aftonbladet". aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ↑ "Resumé: Lars Adaktusson till EU-parlamentet". resume.se. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ↑ "Adaktusson lyfte KD i EU-valet - Dagens Media". dagensmedia.se. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ↑ Jack Moore (February 4, 2016), European Parliament Recognizes ISIS Killing of Religious Minorities as Genocide Newsweek.