Lennart Daléus

Lennart Daléus (born in Stockholm 25 June 1946) is a Swedish politician, who was the leader of the Swedish Centre Party from 1998 to 2001.^[1]

Daléus was the leader of the Option 3 campaign for the 1980 referendum on nuclear power in Sweden.^[2] Following his stint as Centre Party leader, he was the general secretary of Greenpeace Sweden and the CEO of Greenpeace Scandinavia from 2002 until August 2008.^[2][3] In 2006 he disclosed that he was no longer a member of the Centre Party, as he did not believe that his work for Greenpeace was congruent with being active in a political party. He also criticised the party for its decreased interest in environmental issues.^[4]

References

1. Geer, John Gray (2004). Public opinion and polling around the world: a historical encyclopedia. 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 740. ISBN 1-57607-911-2. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
2. "Greenpeace vd Lennart Daléus slutar". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2 May 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
3. Ekman, Ivar (14 February 2007). "Safety problems throw Sweden's nuclear energy program into question". The New York Times. New York, New York: The New York Times Company. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
4. "Daléus inte längre centerpartist" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 24 July 2016.