Gustav Christofer Ingemar Fjellner (born 13 December 1976) is a Swedish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 until 2019. He is a member of the Moderate Party, part of the European People's Party. Fjellner gained national prominence as chairman of the Moderate Youth League from 2002 to 2004.
Fjellner served on the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade and its Committee on Budgetary Control. In that capacity, he drafted the Parliament's review of EU spending in 2010.Constant Brand (10 November 2011), Commission names worst managers of EU money European Voice. He was also a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, a member of the delegation for relations with Belarus, and a substitute for the delegation for relations with Iran.
In September 2016, Fjellner joined more than 50 MEPs from six different political groups – including Ashley Fox, Alojz Peterle, Vicky Ford and Beatrix von Storch – in signing a proposal for a two-term limit of the President of the European Parliament. This move was widely seen as an effort to prevent incumbent Martin Schulz from holding onto the presidency for a third consecutive term.Maïa de La Baume (30 September 2016), Term limit could take Schulz out of presidential picture Politico Europe.
Career Studied political science and public finance, Uppsala University and Lund University Researcher, Timbro (free-market think tank), 1997 Information officer, Svenska arbetsgivare föreningen (Swedish employers association), 1998–2000 Editorial writer, Svenska Dagbladet, 1999 Consultant, sagt:gjort (public relations firm), 2001 Vice-President and co-founder of Look Closer AB (business intelligence company) Chairman, Moderate Youth League, 2002–2004 President, Nordisk Ungkonservativ Union (Nordic Young Conservatives), 2002–2004 Member of executive board, Moderaterna Swedish Conservatives) Member of Enköping Municipal Council, 1998-2002 Member of Uppsala County Council, 1998-2002
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