Mikael ”Igge” Holmberg (1966 – 27 July 2020) was an Ålandic politician and member of the Parliament of Åland, the regional legislature of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. A social democrat, he was a member of the legislature from November 2011 to October 2019.[1]

Igge Holmberg
Member of the Parliament of Åland
In office
1 November 2011 – 31 October 2019
Personal details
Born1966 (1966)
Mariehamn
Died (aged 54)
Political partySocial Democrats
ResidenceMariehamn

Holmberg was born in 1966 in Mariehamn.[2][3] He held various jobs including sign language interpreter and an assistant for schoolchildren with problems.[3] He was elected to the municipal council in Mariehamn in 2007 and served as the Social Democrats group leader on the council.[2][3]

A tumour was discovered in one of Holmberg's kidneys in April 2019.[2][4] The tumour was removed but the cancer had spread.[2][5] He died on 27 July 2020 aged 54.[2][6]

Electoral history of Igge Holmberg
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2007 Ålandic legislative[7] Åland Åland Social Democrats 68 Not elected
2007 municipal[8] Mariehamn Åland Social Democrats 65 Elected
2011 Ålandic legislative[9] Åland Åland Social Democrats 267 Elected
2011 municipal[10] Mariehamn Åland Social Democrats 188 Elected
2015 Ålandic legislative[11] Åland Åland Social Democrats 73 Elected
2015 municipal[12] Mariehamn Åland Social Democrats 68 Elected
2019 Ålandic legislative[13] Åland Åland Social Democrats 48 Not elected

References

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  1. ^ "Samtliga ledamöter: Igge Holmberg" (in Swedish). Mariehamn, Åland: Parliament of Åland. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Jansson, Ida K. (28 July 2020). "Åländske politikern Mikael "Igge" Holmberg död". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Helsinki, Finland. Nya Åland/Svensk Presstjänst. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Fellman, Nina (12 August 2020). "Igge Holmberg, 1966–2020". Ny Tid (in Swedish). Helsinki, Finland. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ Sjöblom, Owe; Lindqvist, Rasmus (28 July 2020). "Igge Holmberg har avlidit". Ålands Radio och tv (in Swedish). Mariehamn, Åland. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ Granlund, Frippe (9 March 2020). "Igge Holmberg". Ålands Radio och tv (in Swedish). Mariehamn, Åland. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ Jansson, Ida K. (28 July 2020). "Igge Holmberg har avlidit". Nya Åland (in Swedish). Mariehamn, Åland. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  7. ^ Statistik 2007:4 - Lagtings- och kommunalvalet 2007 (PDF) (in Swedish). Mariehamn, Åland. 30 January 2008. p. 27. ISSN 1455-3147. Retrieved 6 July 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ Statistik 2007:4 - Lagtings- och kommunalvalet 2007 (PDF) (in Swedish). Mariehamn, Åland. 30 January 2008. p. 54. ISSN 1455-3147. Retrieved 6 July 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ Statistik 2011:7 - Lagtings- och kommunalvalet 2011 (PDF) (in Swedish). Mariehamn, Åland. 25 January 2012. p. 30. ISSN 1455-3147. Retrieved 2 July 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ^ Statistik 2011:7 - Lagtings- och kommunalvalet 2011 (PDF) (in Swedish). Mariehamn, Åland. 25 January 2012. p. 56. ISSN 1455-3147. Retrieved 2 July 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  11. ^ Statistik 2015:7 - Lagtings- och kommunalvalet 2015 (PDF) (in Swedish). Mariehamn, Åland. 13 January 2016. p. 32. ISSN 1455-3147. Retrieved 2 July 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. ^ Statistik 2015:7 - Lagtings- och kommunalvalet 2015 (PDF) (in Swedish). Mariehamn, Åland. 13 January 2016. p. 58. ISSN 1455-3147. Retrieved 2 July 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  13. ^ Statistik 2019:7 - Lagtings- och kommunalvalet 2019 (PDF) (in Swedish). Mariehamn, Åland. 5 December 2019. p. 28. ISSN 1455-3147. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)