Finn Lynge

Finn Lynge
Member of the European Parliament
In office
17 July 1979  31 December 1984
Preceded by Constituency created
Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Constituency Greenland
Personal details
Born (1933-04-02)2 April 1933
Nuuk, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Died 4 April 2014(2014-04-04) (aged 81)
Qaqortoq, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Nationality Greenlandic
Political party Siumut
Occupation Politician

Finn Lynge (1933-2014) was a Greenlandic politician, who from 1979 until 1984 was the sole Member of the European Parliament for Greenland.[1] Lynge campaigned for Greenland withdrawal and his seat was abolished when Greenland withdrew from the European Communities.

Career

Lynge initially trained to be a priest but subsequently married. Lynge served as a director for the Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa. Lynge also authored several books in Greenlandic, Danish and English.[2] From 1992-95 he was a member of the Board of the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs.

Parliamentary service

References

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