In this case, it was almost obvious that there was a conflict of interest and he should have understood that, says Olle Lundin, professor of administrative law, to the radio.
Wind power company Eolus wants to build a large wind farm off the coast of Tierp in Norduppland and the project is dependent on a government decision. It was in March last year that the government tasked the county administrative boards with examining the conditions for the park, named Najaderna, and two other companies' wind farms.
Slottner owned the shares when he took office as minister. At the beginning of the year, they were worth around 20,000 kronor. He has previously abstained in two cases related to Eolus because he declared himself biased. But he participated in the decision in March. In the heading of the decision, the project name Najaderna and the word wind farm are mentioned, but Slottner says he did not know that the decisions concerned his shareholding.
Three ministers in Ulf Kristersson's government have been reported to the Riksdag's Constitutional Committee after decisions related to shareholding.
