Finn Lynge

Finn Lynge
Member of the European Parliament
In office
17 July 1979 – 31 December 1984
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyGreenland
Personal details
Born(1933-04-22)22 April 1933
Nuuk, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
Died4 April 2014(2014-04-04) (aged 81)
Qaqortoq, Greenland, Kingdom of Denmark
NationalityGreenlandic
Political partySiumut
ParentKristoffer Lynge (father)
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
OccupationWriter, Politician, Activist

Finn Lynge (22 April 1933[1] – 4 April 2014) was a Greenlandic politician, Indigenous rights activist, priest and civil servant who from 1979 until 1984 was the sole Member of the European Parliament for Greenland.[2] Lynge campaigned for Greenland's withdrawal and his seat was abolished when Greenland withdrew from the European Communities.

  1. ^ "2nd parliamentary term | Finn LYNGE | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 22 April 1933. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  2. ^ "Finn LYNGE - History of parliamentary service - MEPs - European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu.

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