Per Gahrton
Per Gahrton (born February 2, 1943 in Malmö ) is a Swedish politician of the Miljöpartiet de Gröna .
Life
Per Gahrton studied sociology and graduated with a doctorate. From 1976 to 1979 he sat for the Liberal People's Party as a member of the Swedish parliament .
After leaving parliament, he left the People's Party and became a co-founder of the Swedish Greens in 1981. From 1984 to 1985 he was one of two party spokesmen. 1988–1991 and again 1994–1995 he sat as a member of the Greens in the Reichstag. From 1995 to 2004 he was a member of the European Parliament .
Since 2004 Gahrton has been chairman of the pro-Palestinian solidarity movement Palestinagrupperna i Sverige .
Web links
- Per Gahrton Official Website
- Entry on Per Gahrton in the Members' database of the European Parliament
- Page at the Swedish Reichstag (Swedish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ulf Bjereld: Åsa Romson (MP) disputerar! ajour.se, April 13, 2012, accessed on July 9, 2012
- ↑ Equal wages for equal work and the EU Commission An inquiry from MP Gahrton 2001, labournet.de, accessed on July 9, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gahrton, Per |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish politician (Miljöpartiet de Gröna), member of the Riksdag, MEP |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Malmo , Sweden |