Henrik Lax (born Rolf Henrik Richard Lax on 6 May 1946 in

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

) is a Finnish

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and former

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with the

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, Member of the Bureau of the

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and sat on the

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. Lax was a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, a member of the Delegation to the EU-

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Parliamentary Cooperation Committee and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-

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Parliamentary Cooperation Committee. Lax was the Swedish People's Party's candidate in the 2006 presidential election. He finished 7th out of the 8 candidates, with a vote share of 1.6% (48,703 votes). After the first round, he joined the other centre-right candidates in expressing his support for

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in the runoff election between Niinistö and

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. Lax has argued that Finland would be better off if it sought membership of the

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. He has argued that the time is now, and the option would not be available if the current peaceful situation changed.Lax: Natoon aika liittyä nyt
MTV3. 02.10.2005

Education

* 1967: English and comparative law,

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* 1969: Degree in

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from

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* 1972: Deputy district judge * 1973: Degree in

economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

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* 1980: Management, Institute of Leadership,

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Career

* 1969-1971: Research assistant with the national social science commission * 1969-1972: Court practice, lawyer and prosecution * 1971-1973: Industry's committee on taxation, legal expert and secretary * 1973-1987: Oy Tampella Ab * legal expert, board and management secretary * head of subsidiary management * head of textile industry's tarpaulin sector * assistant director responsible for Group information activities and management training * since 1988: Governing board of life insurance company Suomi * since 1995: Governing board of Alko * Chairman of the Board of Celemi, Finland (learning solutions and projects for

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in large corporate organisations) * 1987-2004: Member of

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for the

* 1991-2003: Chairman of Committee on Civil Law * 1995-2004: Vice-Chairman of the parliamentary group * 2000-2004: Member of the parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs * Vice-Chairman of the parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs (2000, 2002,-2003) * 2003-2004: Member of the parliamentary Committee on the Constitution * 2002-2004: Member of the monitoring group on security policy set up by Prime Minister

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* 1993-2005: Chairman of the Swedish Assembly of Finland * Military rank: Captain * Officer corps, French

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First Class of the

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of Finland

Trivia

Lax means

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lax, Henrik 1946 births Living people Politicians from Helsinki Swedish People's Party of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1987–1991) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1991–1995) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1995–1999) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1999–2003) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2003–2007) Swedish People's Party of Finland MEPs MEPs for Finland 2004–2009 Officers of the Legion of Honour Candidates for President of Finland

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