Helena Lindahl

Swedish politician

Helena Lindahl
Helena Lindahl in October 2013

Member of the Riksdagen
Incumbent
Assumed office 2010

Personal details
Born	Helena Sofi Lindahl (1972-07-01) 1 July 1972 (age 51)
Political party	Centre Party

Helena Sofi Lindahl, (born 1 July 1972) is a Swedish politician of the Centre Party^[1] who has been a member of the Riksdagen since 2010.

Political career

Since 2010, Lindahl has been a member of the Swedish Parliament, first as minister-replacement, then as a full member after Maud Olofsson had resigned as party leader and MP. She represents the Västerbottens district.^[2] In parliament, she is a member of the Committee on Industry and an alternate member of the Committee on the Environment and Agriculture.

Political positions

In 2019, Lindahl voted against the party line and came out against Stefan Löfven’s candidacy as Prime Minister of Sweden in a vote he ultimately won; she was the only Center Party lawmaker to vote against him.^[3] When the same vote came up again in 2021, she said that she would follow the party's official line, and later voted for Löfven to continue as Prime Minister.^[4] She also voted in favor of approving Löfven's chosen successor, Magdalena Andersson.^[5]

References

^ Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Helena Lindahl (C)". Retrieved 5 April 2016.
^ "Mina nöjesval: Helena Lindahl". Retrieved 5 April 2016. ^{[dead link]}
^ Charlie Duxbury (June 28, 2021), A single lawmaker’s vote could spell the end for Sweden’s Stefan Löfven Politico Europe.
^ Nilsson, Torbjörn (29 June 2021). "Lindahl bryter tystnaden". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
^ "C-rebellens besked: Röstar för Magdalena Andersson". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 November 2021.