Mauricio Rojas
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For the Chilean footballer with the same name see Mauricio Rojas Toro
Mauricio José Rojas Mullor (June 28, 1950 –) is a Swedish
politician
and political economist, member of the Riksdag
since 2002.
Mauricio Rojas was born in Santiago, Chile
. As an active socialist and member of MIR
in his youth, he fled to Sweden in 1974 following the military coup
and the subsequent persecution of leftist activists by the new Pinochet
regime. After coming to Sweden as a refugee he changed his political views and became a proponent for liberalism.
Rojas received a Ph.D.
in economic history
from Lund University
in 1986 and became Docent (Associate Professor) of Economic History at Lund University in 1995. Rojas was lecturer at Lund University from 1981 to 1999, when he becomes the Director of the Centre for Welfare Reform at the Stockholm-based think tank Timbro. Lately he was both Vice President and President of Timbro.
Rojas was elected as a Member of Parliament
in 2002 for the Liberal Party
, although he was not a party member at the time. He became a member of the Liberal People's Party in 2004 when he was appointed as the party's spokesperson on refugee
and integration
policy
. In 2006 he initiated a second period in Parliament. He is member of the Constitutional Committee of the Swedish Parliament.
He has written several books in the field of international economics
, immigration matters and on the Swedish model, many of then translated into several languages. Available in English are The Rise and Fall of the Swedish Model (London 1998), Millennium Doom (London 1999), Beyond the Welfare State (Stockholm 2001) and The Sorrows of Carmencita – Argentina’s Crisis in a Historical Perspective (Stockholm 2002). His latest published book is Reinventar el Estado del Bienestar (Madrid 2008).
Mauricio Rojas Toro
Mauricio Javier Rojas Toro is a Chilean football midfielder, who also can play as a defender. He was a member of the bronze winning Chile national football team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
Mauricio José Rojas Mullor (June 28, 1950 –) is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and political economist, member of the Riksdag
Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
since 2002.
Mauricio Rojas was born in Santiago, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. As an active socialist and member of MIR
Revolutionary Left Movement (Chile)
Revolutionary Left Movement is a Chilean political party and former left-wing guerrilla organization founded on October 12, 1965...
in his youth, he fled to Sweden in 1974 following the military coup
Chilean coup of 1973
The 1973 Chilean coup d'état was a watershed event of the Cold War and the history of Chile. Following an extended period of political unrest between the conservative-dominated Congress of Chile and the socialist-leaning President Salvador Allende, discontent culminated in the latter's downfall in...
and the subsequent persecution of leftist activists by the new Pinochet
Augusto Pinochet
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, more commonly known as Augusto Pinochet , was a Chilean army general and dictator who assumed power in a coup d'état on 11 September 1973...
regime. After coming to Sweden as a refugee he changed his political views and became a proponent for liberalism.
Rojas received a Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in economic history
Economic history
Economic history is the study of economies or economic phenomena in the past. Analysis in economic history is undertaken using a combination of historical methods, statistical methods and by applying economic theory to historical situations and institutions...
from Lund University
Lund University
Lund University , located in the city of Lund in the province of Scania, Sweden, is one of northern Europe's most prestigious universities and one of Scandinavia's largest institutions for education and research, frequently ranked among the world's top 100 universities...
in 1986 and became Docent (Associate Professor) of Economic History at Lund University in 1995. Rojas was lecturer at Lund University from 1981 to 1999, when he becomes the Director of the Centre for Welfare Reform at the Stockholm-based think tank Timbro. Lately he was both Vice President and President of Timbro.
Rojas was elected as a Member of Parliament
Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
in 2002 for the Liberal Party
Liberal People's Party (Sweden)
The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...
, although he was not a party member at the time. He became a member of the Liberal People's Party in 2004 when he was appointed as the party's spokesperson on refugee
Refugee
A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until...
and integration
Social integration
Social integration, in sociology and other social sciences, is the movement of minority groups such as ethnic minorities, refugees and underprivileged sections of a society into the mainstream of societies...
policy
Policy
A policy is typically described as a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome. The term is not normally used to denote what is actually done, this is normally referred to as either procedure or protocol...
. In 2006 he initiated a second period in Parliament. He is member of the Constitutional Committee of the Swedish Parliament.
He has written several books in the field of international economics
International economics
International economics is concerned with the effects upon economic activity of international differences in productive resources and consumer preferences and the institutions that affect them...
, immigration matters and on the Swedish model, many of then translated into several languages. Available in English are The Rise and Fall of the Swedish Model (London 1998), Millennium Doom (London 1999), Beyond the Welfare State (Stockholm 2001) and The Sorrows of Carmencita – Argentina’s Crisis in a Historical Perspective (Stockholm 2002). His latest published book is Reinventar el Estado del Bienestar (Madrid 2008).