(1945-08-07) 7 August 1945 (age 78) 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
Signature
Website
nilstorvalds.fi
Nils Ole Hilmer Torvalds[1] (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.
Swedo-Finnish Torvalds is the son of the poet Ole Torvalds, and the father of the software engineer Linus Torvalds of Linux kernel fame.[2]
^"RKP:n Nils Torvalds tienasi presidenttiehdokkaista eniten". Savon Sanomat. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
Electronics Award. Torvalds was born in Helsinki, Finland, the 28th December 1969, the son of journalists Anna and NilsTorvalds, the grandson of statistician...
Ole Torvalds (4 August 1916 – 8 February 1995) was a Finnish-Swedish journalist and poet. He was the father of journalist-politician NilsTorvalds and...
Torvalds (Swedish: [ˈtǔːrvalds]) is a Swedish/Finnish family name. It may refer to: Ole Torvalds (1916–1995), journalist and poet NilsTorvalds (b. 1945)...
entered the party's primary on 11 June, Member of the European Parliament NilsTorvalds was nominated as the party candidate. In Spring 2016, then leader of...
Linus Torvalds Jokes The NSA Wanted A Backdoor In Linux". linuxfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-16. "NSA Asked Linus Torvalds To Install...
stepfather of Ole Torvalds, who was the father of politician NilsTorvalds and the grandfather of software engineer Linus Torvalds famous for the Linux...
Matti Vanhanen 11.2% Paavo Väyrynen 10.6% Laura Huhtasaari 8.9% Pekka Haavisto 3.1% Tuula Haatainen 2.1% Merja Kyllönen 2.1% NilsTorvalds 0.3% v t e...
Left Alliance Merja Kyllönen – 58,611 votes Swedish People's Party NilsTorvalds – 29,355 votes * Note: Alexander Stubb was chosen to be National Coalition...
Petri Sarvamaa National Coalition Party Miapetra Kumpula-Natri Social Democratic Party Mauri Pekkarinen Centre Party NilsTorvalds Swedish People's Party...
5.9% Laura Huhtasaari 5.6% Pekka Haavisto 4.7% Tuula Haatainen 2.7% NilsTorvalds 0.3% "Väestö 31.12. muuttujina Alue, Ikä, Sukupuoli, Vuosi ja Tiedot"...
7% Paavo Väyrynen 9.1% Laura Huhtasaari 8.3% Pekka Haavisto 6.6% Matti Vanhanen 6.6% Tuula Haatainen 4.8% Merja Kyllönen 3.7% NilsTorvalds 0.3% v t e...