Pekka Haavisto

Category: Closing plenary

Biography

Pekka Haavisto, is an MP in Finland, President of European Institute of Peace, former President candidate in Finland and now running for 2018 as well, European Union Special Representative in Sudan and Darfur and as a Special Advisor for the UN in Darfur peace process. He has also led several missions to conflict areas as the Chairman of UNEP’s post-conflict work in 1999-2005. 2014 he was the Foreign Minister’s Special Representative for African Crises.

Pekka Haavisto was the first Green Minister of Environment and Development in Europe and he has been Chairperson of the Finnish Greens 1993-1995 and of European Green Party 2003-2006. He was a presidential candidate in 2012, running against Mr. Sauli Niinistö, who eventually won the election, in the second round of voting.

Links

http://www.pekkahaavisto.fi/in-english/

Other speakers in this session

Frank Habineza

Dr. Frank Habineza entered Rwandan politics, on 14th August 2009 by publicly declaring the formation of the Opposition Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DPGR) an alternative to the dominant Ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front of President Paul Kagame.

Mar Garcia

Mar Garcia was born in Sabadell, Barcelona. She holds a degree in Political Science and Master on Public Management. Mar joined ICV, Catalonian Greens in 2003. Since then she has been part of the Party International Secretariat.

Margaret Blakers

Margaret Blakers is a long-time environmental campaigner, organizer of the first Atlas of Australian Birds, co-founder of the Victorian Greens, organizer of the 2001 Global Greens Congress in Canberra Australia, founder of the Green Institute (Australia) and first Global Greens Convener.