Christofer Fjellner

Christofer Fjellner
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
November 2004
Chairman of the Moderate Youth League
In office
November 2002 – November 2004
Preceded by Tove Lifvendahl
Succeeded by Johan Forssell
Personal details
Born (1976-12-13) December 13, 1976
Västerås, Sweden
Political party Moderate Party
Alma mater Lund University
Uppsala University
Profession Entrepreneur, economist
Website www.fjellner.eu

Gustav Christofer Ingemar Fjellner (born 13 December 1976 in Västerås) is a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Moderate Party, part of the European People's Party - European Democrats group.

Fjellner gained national prominence as chairman of the Moderate Youth League from 2002 to 2004.

He sits on the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade and its Committee on Budgetary Control. In that capacity, he drafted the Parliament’s review of EU spending in 2010.[1] He is also a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, a member of the delegation for relations with Belarus, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with Iran.

In September 2016, Fjellner joined more than 50 MEPs from six different political groups – including Ashley Fox, Alojz Peterle, Vicky Ford and Beatrix von Storch – in signing a proposal for a two-term limit of the President of the European Parliament. This move was widely seen as an effort to prevent incumbent Martin Schulz from holding onto the presidency for a third consecutive term.[2]

Career

References

  1. ↑ Constant Brand (November 10, 2011), Commission names worst managers of EU money European Voice.
  2. ↑ Maïa de La Baume (September 30, 2016), Term limit could take Schulz out of presidential picture Politico Europe.


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