Ole Norrback

Johan Ole Norrback (born March 18, 1941 in Övermark , today: Närpes ) is a former Finnish politician and diplomat who was Minister of Defense from 1987 to 1990 and chairman of the Swedish People's Party SFP (Svenska folkpartiet) between 1990 and 1998 .

Life

Teacher, party official and member of parliament

Johan Ole Norrback, son of Evald Norrback and his wife Olga Norrback Ehrsfolk, became a teacher at Nykarleb Primary School in 1965 after completing his studies . In addition, he began his involvement in the Swedish People's Party SFP (Svenska folkpartiet) and was secretary of the SFP in the Österbotten region between 1967 and 1971 . He was also involved in the public service broadcaster Yleisradio , where he was a member of the council for programs in the Swedish language between 1969 and 1974 . From 1972 to 1979 he was a member of the board of directors of the SFP and from 1974 to 1977 chairman of the SFP in Vaasa . At the same time he was chairman of the board of directors of the Swedish-Finnish insurance company in 1974 and chairman of the council for programs in Swedish of Yleisradio between 1974 and 1983 . During this time he was from September 30, 1976 to May 15, 1977 Political Secretary and Advisor to Transport Minister Ragnar Granvik and from 1977 to 1979 Chairman of the SFP in the Österbotten region. He was also a member of the electoral college for the presidential election in 1978 .

In the election on March 18 and 19, 1979 , Norback was elected for the first time for Svenska folkpartiet as a member of the Reichstag (Eduskunta) and was a member of this until March 20, 1987. He was also a member of Vaasa City Council from 1981 to 1992. During his membership in parliament he acted between April 6, 1983 and March 20, 1987 as chairman of the SFP parliamentary group in the Reichstag.

Minister, party leader and ambassador

In the Holkeri cabinet , Ole Norrback took over his first ministerial office on April 30, 1987 and served as Minister of Defense (Puolustusministeri) until his replacement by Elisabeth Rehn on June 13, 1990 . He himself then became Minister of Education (Opetusministeri) in the course of a cabinet reshuffle on June 13, 1990 as successor to Christoffer Taxell and held this office until April 26, 1991. At the same time he also served as Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry between April 30, 1987 and April 26, 1991. On June 10, 1990 he had replaced Christoffer Taxell as chairman of the Swedish People's Party SFP (Svenska folkpartiet) and held this position for more than eight years until June 14, 1998, after which Jan-Erik Enestam took over. As such, he was also the top candidate of his party in the elections on March 17, 1991 , which received 149,476 votes (5.48 percent) and twelve seats. He himself was elected again as a member of the Reichstag and was a member of it until March 23, 1999. In the subsequently formed Aho cabinet, he held the office of Minister of Transport (Liikenneministeri) between April 26, 1991 and April 13, 1995 .

In the elections on March 19, 1995 Norrback was again the top candidate he Swedish People's Party, which received 142,874 votes (5.14 percent) and again twelve seats. From April 13, 1995 to April 15, 1999, he was Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Minister in the Ministry of Trade and Industry and, as Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Europe (Eurooppa-ministeri) in the Lipponen I cabinet that was then formed . After leaving the government and the Reichstag, he switched to the diplomatic service and was first ambassador to Norway from 1999 to 2003 and then from 2003 to 2007 ambassador to Greece .

His marriage to Vivi-Ann Lindqvist in 1959 resulted in the children Kristina Norrback and Anders Norrback. His son Anders Norrback was also elected a member of the Reichstag in the elections on April 14, 2019 for the Swedish People's Party.

Web links

Entry in Valtioneuvosto
Entry in Kansallisbiografia
Entry in Prabook
Entry in Rulers
Finland: Key Ministries in Rulers

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Norrback, Ole
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Norrback, Johan Ole (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Finnish politician and diplomat, member of the Reichstag
DATE OF BIRTH	March 18, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH	Övermark , today: Närpes

[1] Ruotsalainen kansanpuolue: Chairmen of the Parliamentary group

[2] Holkeri cabinet

[3] Ruotsalainen kansanpuolue: Chairmen

[4] Elections on March 17, 1991

[5] Cabinet Aho

[6] Elections on March 19, 1995

[7] Cabinet Lipponen I.