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Swedish politician and diplomat

Eva Zetterberg
Zetterberg in 2012
BornIngrid Eva Margareta Zetterberg
(1947-09-11) 11 September 1947 (age 77)
Stockholm, Sweden
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin
Occupation(s)Politician, diplomat
Years active1972–2014
Political partyLeft Party
Spouse Arne Gustafsson ​(m. 1978)​
RelativesHanna Zetterberg (niece)

Ingrid Eva Margareta Zetterberg (born 11 September 1947) is a Swedish Left Party politician and diplomat. She served as a member of parliament from 1991 to 2002. She has later been Swedish ambassador in Nicaragua, Chile, and Peru.

Early life

Zetterberg was born on 11 September 1947 in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of pastor Åke Zetterberg [sv] and Ann Louise (née Holmgren). She has four siblings, including the jurist Olle Zetterberg [sv].

Zetterberg earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Wisconsin in the United States in 1969, a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970, and a social work degree in 1976.

Career

Zetterberg worked as a social assistant in Stockholm from 1972 to 1980, as a refugee consultant with the National Board of Health and Welfare from 1973 to 1974, a social inspector from 1980 to 1982, and a planning secretary starting in 1982. He became a member of parliament in 1991 and served as the Second Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag from 1998. He was a member of the Stockholm County Council from 1979 to 1982 and again from 1985 to 1991. He also served on the board of the Samhall Foundation from 1990 to 1991, was a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1998, and joined the SIDA board from 1998.

Personal life

In 1978, Zetterberg married Arne Gustafsson (born 1932).

References

  1. "Eva Zetterberg (V)" (in Swedish). Sveriges Riksdag. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. "Ortega möter hård kritik i Nicaragua". svd.se (in Swedish). 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. "Ny ambassadör till Santiago de Chile". regeringen.se (in Swedish). 15 January 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  4. ^ Jönsson, Lena, ed. (2000). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 2001 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 2001] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1246. ISBN 9172850426. SELIBR 8261515.
Government offices
Preceded byGörel Thurdin Second Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag
1998–2002 		Succeeded byKerstin Heinemann
Diplomatic posts
Preceded byKlas Markensten Ambassador of Sweden to Nicaragua
2003–2008 		Succeeded byEwa Werner-Dahlin
Preceded byMaria Christina Lundqvist Ambassador of Sweden to Chile
2009–2014 		Succeeded byJakob Kiefer
Preceded byMaria Christina Lundqvist Ambassador of Sweden to Peru
2009–2014 		Succeeded byJakob Kiefer


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