Nils Torvalds
Nils Ole Hilmer Torvalds (born 7 August 1945) is a Finnish politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2012. He is a member of the Swedish People's Party of Finland, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
Nils Torvalds | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Carl Haglund |
| Constituency | Finland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nils Torvalds 7 August 1945 Ekenäs, Finland |
| Political party | Finnish Swedish People's Party of Finland EU Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| Children | 5, including Linus Torvalds |
| Alma mater | Helsinki University |
| Website | nilstorvalds |
Swedo-Finnish Torvalds is the son of the poet Ole Torvalds, and the father of the software engineer Linus Torvalds of Linux kernel fame.
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