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Lena Ek
Photo: Joakim Berndes from Tystberga, Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons12

Lena Ek

Swedish politician (born 1958)

Lena Ek (born 16 January 1958) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for the Environment from 2011 to 2014. She is a former Member of the European Parliament and Member of the Riksdag.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Lena Ek (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 16, 1958.1

About

She is a member of the Centre Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.

She sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. She was also a substitute for the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and a member of the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

After leaving parliament in 2015, Ek was appointed as the government coordinator for the European Spallation Source.

From Wikipedia’s article on Lena Ek, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedLund University3

Career

Occupation: legal counselor, blogger, politician.6

  • Since 2015Chairperson, Södra4 5
  • 2014 to 2015Member of the Swedish Riksdag4
  • 2011 to 2014Minister for the Environment4
  • 2009 to 2011Member of the European Parliament4
  • 2004 to 2009Member of the European Parliament4
  • 2003 to 2004Member of the Swedish Riksdag4
  • 2002 to 2004Member of the Committee on Finance4
  • 2002 to 2003Member of the Swedish Riksdag4
  • 1998 to 2002Member of the Committee on Finance4
  • 1998 to 2002Member of the Swedish Riksdag4

Personal life

  • BornJan 16, 1958, Mönsterås7
  • CitizenshipSweden8
  • Children49

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