Eva-Britt Svensson
Eva-Britt Svensson | |
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 Eva-Britt Svensson describing her work to visiting students of Kvarnby folkhögskola. | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Sweden | |
| In office 2004–2011 | |
| Succeeded by | Mikael Gustafsson |
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| Born | 5 December 1946 Värnamo, Sweden |
| Political party | Left Party |
Eva-Britt Svensson (born 5 December 1946 in Värnamo) is a Swedish politician and former Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Left Party.
Svensson has been vice-chair of the GUE/NGL group, and chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. She was also a member of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, a substitute for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, a member of the delegation for relations with Israel, and a substitute for the delegation to the EU–Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.
Svensson is known for opposing Europe-wide restrictions on freedom of speech and to prevent perceived gender stereotyping.[1]
She left the Parliament in September 2011.
Career
[edit]- Political secretary of the Left Party (Vänsterpartiet) (1995–2004)
- Member of County Council for the Left Party (1995–2004)
- Member of the Left Party's Executive (since 2000)
- Member of executive committee
- Tenants' association Sweden (since 2000)
- Chair of the People's Movement No to the EU, Sweden (1992–2001)
- Vice-chair of the People's Movement No to the EU, Sweden (since 2001)
References
[edit]- ^ Irvine, Chris (5 September 2008). "EU wants to ban 'sexist' TV commercials". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
External links
[edit]- Evabrittsvensson.se, personal blog
- European Parliament biography
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Swedish)
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