Lars Göran Peter Adaktusson (born 6 August 1955) is a Swedish politician for the Christian Democrats. He was Member of the Riksdag from the 2018 general election until 2022.[1] Prior to that, he was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).[2]
Lars Adaktusson | |
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 Lars Adaktusson delivering a speech before the Swedish European Parliament election in May 2014 | |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| In office 24 September 2018 – 26 September 2022 | |
| Constituency | Dalarna County |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 23 September 2018 | |
| Constituency | Sweden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lars Göran Peter Adaktusson 6 August 1955 Jönköping, Sweden |
| Political party |  SwedishChristian Democrats  EUEuropean People's Party |
| Spouse | Helen Adaktusson |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Örebro University Göteborg University |
| Website | adaktusson |
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 also been stationed as a foreign correspondent in Vienna, Washington DC, and in Amman.[3]
Member of the European Parliament
Adaktusson was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the 2014 European Parliament elections in Sweden.[4][5] 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.[6]