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Otto Andersson
Member of the Parliament of Finland
Incumbent
Assumed office
2023
Personal details
Political partySwedish People's Party of Finland
Alma materÅbo Akademi University
University of Helsinki
For the 20th century member of the Finnish Parliament, see Isak Otto Andersson.

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.

Education

Anderson studied at Åbo Akademi University and the University of Helsinki. During his time at university, he was part of Åbo Akademi's student union.

Career

Andersson 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 [fi]. He has also served as an assistant to Anna-Maja Henriksson.

Andersson was elected to parliament in the 2023 parliamentary election. In June 2023, he became chairman of the party's parliamentary group. Following Anna-Maja Henriksson's resignation as party chair in 2024, Andersson stood in the election to succeed her. He was defeated by Anders Adlercreutz, the vice-chair of the party, in a 183–84 vote.

References

  1. "Vem är Otto Andersson?". Otto Andersson (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Swedish People's Party elects Adlercreutz as new chair after Wickström drops out of race". Yleisradio Oy. 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
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