Thomas Blomqvist (born 15 January 1965) is a Finnish politician, born in Ekenäs in current

Raseborg Raseborg (; , ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern coast of the country. Raseborg is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Raseborg is approximately , while the Raseborg sub-region, sub-region has a popul ...

. Before entering to the national politics he worked as a

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and an

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. Blomqvist was elected to the

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of Ekenäs in 1993. In 2009 he was elected to the municipal council of Raseborg (to which Ekenäs had joined) and has held his position ever since. He was elected to the

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for the

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in 2007, from the constituency of

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; , ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, Helsinki, alo ...

. In 2019 he was re-elected to the parliament for the term 2019–2023. He was appointed Minister for Nordic Cooperation Antti Rinne's cabinet in 2019. After the collapse of the cabinet in December 2019, Blomqvist continued in the same position in the following Marin Cabinet. He was not re-elected in 2023. Blomqvist is married and the couple has three children.

Honors

FIN Order of the White Rose Commander BAR

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(Finland, 2022) * ISL Icelandic Order of the Falcon - Grand Cross BAR

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(

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, 2022)

References

1965 births Living people People from Raseborg Swedish-speaking Finns Swedish People's Party of Finland politicians Government ministers of Finland Members of the Parliament of Finland (2007–2011) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2011–2015) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2015–2019) Members of the Parliament of Finland (2019–2023) {{Finland-bio-stub