▁Affairs ▁responsible ▁for ▁Nord ic ▁Co operation ▁by ▁President ▁Tar ja ▁Hal onen ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁succeeded ▁Jan - E rik ▁En est am , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁Wall in ' s ▁prede cess or ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Swedish ▁People ' s ▁Party . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ence . ▁He ▁gave ▁up ▁the ▁position ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Carl ▁H ag l und ▁as ▁Def ence ▁Minister ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Wall in ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Parliament ary ▁Group , ▁after ▁the ▁previous ▁chair ▁Anna - M aja ▁Hen rik sson ▁had ▁been ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Wall in ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁wouldn ' t ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁parliament ary ▁election . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁election , ▁Wall in ▁was ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁CE O ▁of ▁Mil tt on ▁Network s . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Israel – Fin land ▁relations ▁ ▁Fin ance ▁sc andal ▁of ▁election ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁in ▁Finland ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : L