Pär Anders Holmgren (born 24 October 1964) is a Swedish meteorologist and politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019.[1] He is a member of the Green Party, part of Greens-European Free Alliance.
Pär Holmgren | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Sweden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pär Anders Holmgren 24 October 1964 Gävle, Sweden |
| Political party | Sweden Green Party European Union Greens-European Free Alliance |
Career as meteorologist edit
Holmgren was a meteorologist by profession, and between 1988 and 2008 presented the weather report for the Swedish public service company SVT[2] He holds an honorary doctorate from Uppsala University, where he is a frequent lecturer, and has published several books on the subjects of meteorology and climate policy.
During his career he has also worked for the Swedish Air Force and the insurance company Länsförsäkringar.
Political career edit
Holmgren took the step from academia to politics in the 2018, when he joined the Swedish Green party. In the 2019 European Parliament elections, he won one of two seats allocated to the Swedish Greens, together with Alice Bah Kuhnke.[3] In parliament, he has since been serving on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the parliament's delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.
References edit
- ^ De blev mest kryssade i Eu valet Sydsvenskan Archived 31 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 1 June 2019
- ^ "Tv-meteorologerna – så gick det sen". Expressen. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Meet Pär Holmgren, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Archived 27 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 16 July 2019
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