Jakop Dalunde (born 2 February 1984) is a Swedish politician who has served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Sweden from 2016 to 2019 and regained his seat after Brexit in February 2020. He is a member of the Green Party, part of the European Green Party.[1]

Jakop Dalunde
Jakop Dalunde in 2018
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
1 February 2020
In office
7 June 2016 – 1 July 2019
ConstituencySweden
Personal details
Born (1984-02-22) 22 February 1984 (age 40)
Stockholm, Sweden
Political party Swedish
Green Party
 EU
European Green Party
Alma materStockholm University

Political career

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From 2014-2016 Dalunde served as a Member of the Swedish Parliament and defense policy spokesperson for the Green Party. From 2008–2011 he served as a spokesperson for the Young Greens of Sweden.

In the European Parliament, Dalunde served on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy from 2016 until 2019. Since 2020, he has been a member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism.

In addition to his committee assignments, Dalunde has been part of the Parliament’s delegations for Russia (2016-2017), Moldova (2016-2017) and India (since 2020). From 2017 until 2019, he was a member of the delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean.[2]

On 18 October 2023, Dalunde announced that he will not seek reelection as a member of the European Parliament.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Jakop DALUNDE". europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  2. ^ Jakop G. Dalunde European Parliament.
  3. ^ "Miljöpartiets Jakop Dalunde lämnar politiken". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2024-03-20.