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| name = Astrid Thors
| name = Astrid Thors
| office = Member of the Finnish Parliament
| office = Member of the Finnish Parliament
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| birthname = Astrid Gunilla Margareta Thors
| birthname = Astrid Gunilla Margareta Thors
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|11|06|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|11|06|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
| birth_place = [[Helsinki]], Finland
| spouse = {{marriage|Juhani Turunen|2004}}
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| nationality = [[Finns|Finnish]]
| spouse = Juhani Terho Antero Turunen<br/> <small>(m. 2004)</small>
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| alma_mater = [[Helsinki University]] ([[Master of Laws]])
| alma_mater = [[Helsinki University]] ([[Master of Laws]])
| occupation = [[Politician]]
| occupation = Politician
| website = [http://www.astridthors.net/ www.astridthors.net]
| website = {{URL|http://www.astridthors.net/}}
| term_start = 2004
| term_start = 2004
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| term_end = 2013
| term_start2 = 20 August 2013
| term_start2 = 20 August 2013
| term_end2 = 19 August 2016
| term_end2 = 19 August 2016
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| office5 = [[Member of the European Parliament]] <br/> for [[Finland]]
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'''Astrid Gunilla Margareta Thors''' (born 6 November 1957) is a Member of the Finnish Parliament since 2004. A [[Swedish-speaking Finns|Finnish-Swedish]] politician, formerly of the [[Swedish People's Party (Finland)|Swedish People's Party]], Thors is a [[Candidate of Law]] and held several senior jobs before becoming a Member of the [[European Parliament]] in 1996 where she worked until 2004. From 2005–2007 she chaired the [[Swedish Assembly of Finland]].
'''Astrid Gunilla Margareta Thors''' (born 6 November 1957) was a Member of the [[Finnish Parliament]] from 2003 to 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/770.aspx/262516| website=www.eduskunta.fi|title=Astrid Thors |access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref> A Finnish-Swedish politician, formerly of the [[Swedish People's Party (Finland)|Swedish People's Party]], Thors is a [[Candidate of Law]] and held several senior jobs before becoming a Member of the [[European Parliament]] in 1996 where she worked until 2004. From 2005 to 2007 she chaired the [[Swedish Assembly of Finland]].


After the 2007 elections she was chosen to be the new [[Minister of Migration and European Affairs (Finland)|Minister of Migration and European Affairs]] in [[Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet]].
After the 2007 elections she was chosen to be the new [[Minister of Migration and European Affairs (Finland)|Minister of Migration and European Affairs]] in [[Matti Vanhanen]]'s [[Vanhanen II Cabinet|second cabinet]].


During 2007 and 2011 Thors became a target of the increasing anti-immigration and anti-EU sentiment. She received death threats<ref>{{Cite web|language=Finnish|url=http://www.ts.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/138601/Kunnallispoliitikon+Thorstappouhkaus+syyttajalle|date=2010-06-14|title=Kunnallispoliitikon Thors-tappouhkaus syyttäjälle|trans-title=Council Member's Death Threat to the Prosecutor}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-02-26|url=http://www.uusisuomi.fi/kotimaa/86160-facebook-tappouhkaus-thors-tekee-rikosilmoituksen|title=Facebook-tappouhkaus: Thors tekee rikosilmoituksen|trans-title=Thors to Report Facebook Group Death Threats to the Police|language=Finnish}}</ref> that were consequently investigated by the police, and faced a lot of criticism, in parliament and especially on chat and blogging sites. This regardless of the fact that during her term, the Finnish immigration policy continued to tighten outside the EU directives. The critique Minister Thors faced subsequently led to a decision not to continue this ministerial position in Prime Minister Katainen's government, and immigration policy was returned under the Interior Minister's wings and EU policy was given to the new position of the Minister of European Affairs and Foreign Trade.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}
During 2007 and 2011 Thors became a target of the increasing anti-immigration and anti-European Union sentiment. She received death threats<ref>{{Cite web|language=Finnish|url=https://www.ts.fi/uutiset/138601|date=14 June 2010|title=Kunnallispoliitikon Thors-tappouhkaus syyttäjälle|trans-title=Council Member's Death Threat to the Prosecutor}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=26 February 2010|url=http://www.uusisuomi.fi/kotimaa/86160-facebook-tappouhkaus-thors-tekee-rikosilmoituksen|title=Facebook-tappouhkaus: Thors tekee rikosilmoituksen|trans-title=Thors to Report Facebook Group Death Threats to the Police|language=Finnish}}</ref> that were consequently investigated by the police, and faced a lot of criticism, in parliament and especially on chat and blogging sites. This regardless of the fact that during her term, the Finnish immigration policy continued to tighten outside the EU directives. The critique Minister Thors faced subsequently led to a decision not to continue this ministerial position in Prime Minister Katainen's government, and immigration policy was returned under the Interior Minister's wings and EU policy was given to the new position of the Minister of European Affairs and Foreign Trade.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}


From 20 August 2013 to 19 August 2016 she was at the position of [[OSCE]] [[High Commissioner on National Minorities]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.osce.org/node/262516|title=Astrid Thors {{!}} OSCE|website=www.osce.org|language=en|access-date=2017-11-20}}</ref> At this post she was preceded by Ambassador [[Knut Vollebaek]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.osce.org/node/117071|title=Knut Vollebaek {{!}} OSCE|website=www.osce.org|language=en|access-date=2017-11-20}}</ref> of Norway and succeeded by Ambassador [[Lamberto Zannier]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.osce.org/node/107881|title=Lamberto Zannier {{!}} OSCE|website=www.osce.org|language=en|access-date=2017-11-20}}</ref> of Italy.
From 20 August 2013 to 19 August 2016 she was at the position of [[OSCE]] [[High Commissioner on National Minorities]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.osce.org/node/262516|title=Astrid Thors {{!}} OSCE|website=[[osce.org]]|language=en|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref> At this post she was preceded by Ambassador [[Knut Vollebaek]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.osce.org/node/117071|title=Knut Vollebaek {{!}} OSCE|website=www.osce.org|language=en|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref> of Norway and succeeded by Ambassador [[Lamberto Zannier]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.osce.org/node/107881|title=Lamberto Zannier {{!}} OSCE|website=www.osce.org|language=en|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref> of Italy.


Thors went to the Swedish co-educational school [[Nya svenska samskolan]].
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== Personal life ==
In 2004, Thors married Juhani Terho Antero Turunen.

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==Sources==
== Sources ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100222055350/http://www.astridthors.net/astrid_thors/om_astrid/ CV of Astrid Thors]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100222055350/http://www.astridthors.net/astrid_thors/om_astrid/ CV of Astrid Thors]


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| title = [[Minister for EU and immigration (Finland)]]| years=2007-2011| after = [[Päivi Räsänen]] (as Minister of Internal Affairs), [[Alexander Stubb]] (as Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade)}}
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Latest revision as of 19:09, 5 August 2024

Astrid Thors
Member of the Finnish Parliament
In office
2004–2013
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
In office
20 August 2013 – 19 August 2016
Minister of Migration and European Affairs
In office
19 April 2007 – 21 June 2011
Member of the European Parliament
for Finland
In office
11 November 1996 – 19 July 2003
Personal details
Born
Astrid Gunilla Margareta Thors

(1957-11-06) 6 November 1957 (age 66)
Helsinki, Finland
Political partySwedish People's Party of Finland
Spouse
Juhani Turunen
​
(m. 2004)​
Alma materHelsinki University (Master of Laws)
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.astridthors.net

Astrid Gunilla Margareta Thors (born 6 November 1957) was a Member of the Finnish Parliament from 2003 to 2013.[1] A Finnish-Swedish politician, formerly of the Swedish People's Party, Thors is a Candidate of Law and held several senior jobs before becoming a Member of the European Parliament in 1996 where she worked until 2004. From 2005 to 2007 she chaired the Swedish Assembly of Finland.

After the 2007 elections she was chosen to be the new Minister of Migration and European Affairs in Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet.

During 2007 and 2011 Thors became a target of the increasing anti-immigration and anti-European Union sentiment. She received death threats[2][3] that were consequently investigated by the police, and faced a lot of criticism, in parliament and especially on chat and blogging sites. This regardless of the fact that during her term, the Finnish immigration policy continued to tighten outside the EU directives. The critique Minister Thors faced subsequently led to a decision not to continue this ministerial position in Prime Minister Katainen's government, and immigration policy was returned under the Interior Minister's wings and EU policy was given to the new position of the Minister of European Affairs and Foreign Trade.[citation needed]

From 20 August 2013 to 19 August 2016 she was at the position of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.[4] At this post she was preceded by Ambassador Knut Vollebaek[5] of Norway and succeeded by Ambassador Lamberto Zannier[6] of Italy.

Thors went to the Swedish co-educational school Nya svenska samskolan.

Personal life

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In 2004, Thors married Juhani Terho Antero Turunen.

References

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  1. ^ "Astrid Thors". www.eduskunta.fi. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Kunnallispoliitikon Thors-tappouhkaus syyttäjälle" [Council Member's Death Threat to the Prosecutor] (in Finnish). 14 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Facebook-tappouhkaus: Thors tekee rikosilmoituksen" [Thors to Report Facebook Group Death Threats to the Police] (in Finnish). 26 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Astrid Thors | OSCE". osce.org. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Knut Vollebaek | OSCE". www.osce.org. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Lamberto Zannier | OSCE". www.osce.org. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

Sources

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Preceded by
post created
 Minister for EU and immigration (Finland)
2007-2011 		Succeeded by
Päivi Räsänen (as Minister of Internal Affairs), Alexander Stubb (as Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade)
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