2011
Stefan Wallin appointed Minister of Defence
Stefan Wallin (Swedish People's Party), Master of Social Sciences, Member of Parliament, was appointed Minister of Defence in the newly elected government at the presidential session of the Government on Wednesday 22 June 2011.
Personal details
Minister of Defence
Stefan Wallin
Minister of Defence, 22 June 2011 to present
Party Leader, Master of Social Sciences, Member of Parliament
Swedish People's Party
Date and place of birth: 1 June 1967 Vaasa
Place of residence: Turku
Minister of the Environment (Vanhanen), 1 January 2007 - 18 April 2007 and Minister at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Vanhanen) 1 January 2007 - 18 April 2007
Minister of Culture and Sport (Vanhanen II), 19 April 2007 - 21 June 2010 and Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Vanhanen II), 19.04.07 - 21 June 2010
Minister of Culture and Sport (Kiviniemi), 22 June 2010 - 22 June 2011 and Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Kiviniemi), 22 June 2010 - 22 June 2011
Swedish People’s Party, Party Leader, 2006 to present
Member of Parliament, 2007 to present
Summer reporter for the Vasabladet newspaper, 1989 - 1993
Åbo Akademi University, editor of EU project materials, 1992
Summer reporter for the Åbo Underrättelser newspaper, 1993 - 1994
Acting research assistant at the central office of the Swedish People’s Party, 1993
Special Adviser to the Minister of Transport, 1994 - 1995
Special Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Trade 1995 - 1998
Special Adviser to the Minister of the Interior, 1998 - 1999
Special Adviser to the Minister of Defence, 1999 - 2000
Deputy Editor-in-Chief and writer of leading articles for the Åbo Underrättelser newspaper, 2000 - 2005
State Secretary for the Minister of the Environment, 2005 - 2007
Turku City Council, Member 2009 to present
Regional Coucil of Southwest Finland, Assembly Member 2009 to present
SF-klubben at Åbo Akademi University, Vice Chair 1990
Student Union of Åbo Akademi University, Chair of the Board 1991, Chair of the Council 1992
Svensk Ungdom youth organisation of the Swedish People’s Party, Member 1991-1993
Friends of the Nyland Brigade at Åbo Akademi University, Chair 1993 - 1994
Åbo Akademi University Foundation, Delegation Member 1999 to present
Finnish Delegation to the UN, Member 2001
Swedish School of Social Science, Delegation Member 2002 to present
Student Union of Åbo Akademi University, Curator 2004 to present
Nylands Brigads Gille, Delegation Member 2007 to present
Spouse: Elina Pirjatanniemi
Two children
Interests: time with the family, challenging cooking, reading, gym, English premier league football, spending time at summer cottage
Language skills: Swedish, Finnish, English, German
Military rank: Captain