Peter Eriksson (politician)

Swedish politician (born 1958)

Peter Eriksson
Peter Eriksson

Minister for International Development Cooperation
In office 21 January 2019 – 17 December 2020
Prime Minister	Stefan Löfven
Preceded by	Isabella Lövin
Succeeded by	Isabella Lövin (Acting)
Minister for Housing and Digital Development
In office 25 May 2016 – 21 January 2019
Prime Minister	Stefan Löfven
Preceded by	Per Bolund (acting)
Succeeded by	Per Bolund (Housing) Anders Ygeman (Digitalization)
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1 July 2014 – 25 May 2016
Member of the Riksdag
In office 1994–1998
Constituency	Stockholm County
In office 2002–2014
Co-spokesperson of the Swedish Green Party
In office 12 May 2002 – 21 May 2011Serving with Maria Wetterstrand
Preceded by	Matz Hammarström Lotta Hedström
Succeeded by	Gustav Fridolin Åsa Romson

Personal details
Born	(1958-08-03) 3 August 1958 (age 66) Tranås, Sweden
Political party	Green Party

Lars-Johan Peter Eriksson (born 3 August 1958) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for International Development Cooperation from January 2019 to December 2020. He previously served as Minister for Housing and Digital Development from 2016 to 2019 and was a member of Swedish Parliament (1994–1998 and 2002–2014) and European Parliament 2014–2016. Between 2002 and 2011, he was spokesperson for the Green Party.

Political career

Early beginnings

Eriksson began his political career in Kalix, Norrbotten, where he was Municipal Commissioner from 1999 to 2004. He was also member of the Riksdag 1994–1998 and 2002–2014.

Between 2002 and 2011, Eriksson was one of the two spokespersons (leaders) of the Green Party in Sweden, working alongside Maria Wetterstrand. Under their leadership, the party notably abandoned a demand in its manifesto that calls for Sweden to leave the EU.

Member of the European Parliament, 2014–2016

Eriksson was a Member of the European Parliament from July 2014 to May 2016, where he served on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. In addition to his committee assignments, he was part of the Parliament's delegations to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee, and the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. Within the Greens–European Free Alliance, he served as group's vice-chair under the leadership of co-chairs Ska Keller and Philippe Lamberts.

Return to Sweden

Eriksson served as Minister for Housing and Digital Development from May 2016 to January 2019. In the 2019 cabinet reshuffle, he was appointed Minister for International Development Cooperation. In this capacity, he pledged a total of approximately US$290 million in contributions of Sweden to Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the 2020–2022 period. On 17 December 2020, Peter Eriksson announced his resignation from the cabinet with immediate effect.

Other activities

World Bank, Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019)

Honours

Foreign honours

Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (14 January 2019)

References

Rikard Jozwiak (October 6, 2008), Swedish Greens soften EU stance European Voice.
Peter Eriksson European Parliament.
Sweden Steps Up Fight Against Epidemics with Strong Pledge to Global Fund Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, press release of October 3, 2019.
Zetterberg, Stina (17 December 2020). "Peter Eriksson lämnar regeringen | SVT Nyheter". SVT Nyheter.
Board of Governors World Bank.
"Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".

Peter Eriksson at the Riksdag website

External links

Peter Eriksson, blog

Political offices
Preceded byIsabella Lövin	Minister for International Development Cooperation 2019–present	Incumbent

Members of the Riksdag

v t e ← Members of the Riksdag, 1998–2002 →
Speaker: Birgitta Dahl (S) First Deputy Speaker: Anders Björck (M) Second Deputy Speaker: Eva Zetterberg (V) Third Deputy Speaker: Rose-Marie Frebran (KD)
Centre	Ahlstedt Andersson, Margareta Andersson, Marianne Bergström Carlsson Daléus Egervärn Ek Erlandsson Gerdin Hansson Johansson, Kenneth Jonsson Kenneryd Sandström Sellén Torstensson Wallin
Christian Democrats	Åbjörnsson Ågren Agestav Andersson, Anders Andersson, Yvonne Attefall Bergström Björklund Carnerö Davidson Eldensjö Ericsson Frebran Grönlund Gustafsson, Holger Gustafsson, Lars Gylling Hägglund Hagström, Caroline Hagström, Ulla-Britt Höij Jacobsson Kihlström Landgren Lantz Larsson Lindstedt-Staaf Marcelind Näslund Odell Oscarsson Pålsson Ahlgren Rizell Runegrund Skånberg Strömbom Svensson, Alf Svensson, Ingvar Tjernberg Vänerlöv von der Esch Wälivaara Wallhorn
Greens	Andreasson Ångström Eriksson Goude Hammarström Hillar Rosenqvist Johansson, Barbro Johansson, Mikael Julin Lager Larsson Lindvall Ruwaida Samuelsson Schlaug Stalín
Left	Andersson Arnesson Åström Bäckström Beijer Bjälkebring Burman Danestig Einarsson Engström Eriksson Gustavsson Hellberg Hoffmann Holma Jóhannesson Karlsson Kvist Larsson Linderborg Lönnroth Lundström Mikaelsson Norberg Ohly Olsson, Lena Olsson, Rolf Oscarsson Pedersen Ringqvist Rosengren Sandström Schyman Sjöstrand Sköld Jansson Söderdahl Stafilidis Stockhaus Svensson Smith Värmby Wahlén Wisberg Zetterberg
Liberal People's	Ångström Biörsmark Flyborg Hamilton Heinemann Jonsson Kollmats Könberg Leijonborg Nilsson Nordlund Patriksson Pehrson Persson* Pilsäter Skårvik Westerholm
Moderates	Adolfsson Åkerhielm Anderberg Andersson* Ask Aurelius Axén Backman Berggren Bildt Bill Billing Björck Björkman Carlson de Pourbaix-Lundin Dunker Ekendahl Elinderson Elmsäter-Svärd Enström Eriksson Falkmer Fleetwood Fridén Gennser Graf Gunnarsson Hagen Hagfeldt Hansson Hedlund Hedquist Heister Hellsvik Heyman Hjertén Hjortzberg-Nordlund Högmark Högström Hökmark Husmark Pehrsson Järrel Johnsson Jonsson Karlsson Kristersson Leivik Landerholm Lennmarker Lilliehöök Lindblad, Göran Lindblad, Lars Lindström Lundgren Magnusson Martinger Molén Nilsson Nisser Norinder Nyström Odenberg Olsson Persson Rådhström Reinfeldt René Rindborg Sidén Sjölund Skårman Sundell Thalén Finné Tobisson Tolgfors Unckel von Essen Wågö Westerberg Westman Wistrand
Social Democrats	Abramsson Adolfsson Elgestam Ahlin Ahlqvist, Birgitta Ahlqvist, Johnny Andersson Sahlberg Andersson Öhrn Arvidsson Åsbrink Brendt Bäck Baksi Beiming Berglind Berglund Berglund Nilsson Bergqvist Björkman Björnemalm Bjurling Bohlin Bohlin Olsson Brandin Calner Carlsson Carlström Dahl Danielsson Ekholm Eneroth Eberstein Eriksson Fagerström Fransson Frisk Furubjelke Furustrand Granberg Granlund Granström Green Gustavsson Hagberg, Michael Hägg Härstedt Hjelm-Wallén Vallius Holmqvist Hulterström Israelsson Johansson, Anita Johansson, Ann-Kristine Johansson, Eva Johansson, Märta Johansson, Morgan Johnsson Jönsson Josefsson Juholt Karlsson, Anders Karlsson, Hans Karlsson, Rinaldo Karlsson, Sonia Kjörnsberg Klingvall Ludvigsson Klockare Kristiansson Karlstedt Lander Larsson, Kaj Larsson, Roland Lekberg Lindberg Lindgren Lindh Berglöv Lindkvist Lövdén Lundberg, Agneta Lundberg, Carin Lundberg, Inger Magnusson Markström Messing Högström Moberg Nenes Nilsson, Annika Nilsson. Lennart Nilsson, Martin Nordström Norlander Nuder Ohlsson Öhman, Conny Öhman, Monica Olander Olsson Örnfjäder Österberg Östros Kaaling Pärssinen Persson, Catherine Persson, Göran Jakobsson Pettersson Rask Ringman Ryttar Sahlström Sandgren Sandlin-Hedman Schori von Sydow, Tullia Segelström Silfverstrand Sköldestig Skoog Söderqvist Staaf-Igelström Stenberg Sundström Zakrisson Svensson Thalén Ulvskog Hietala Nordlund Virgin von Sydow, Björn Axelsson Wahlström Waidelich Wärnersson Wegendal Wegestål Wester Westerlund Panke Winberg Andnor Wittgren-Ahl Ygeman Ytterberg
Replacements and substitutes in brackets Substitutes in italics *Changed party affiliation during parliamentary term

v t e ← Members of the Riksdag, 2002–2006 →
Speaker: Björn von Sydow (S) First Deputy Speaker: Anders Björck/Per Westerberg (M) Second Deputy Speaker: Kerstin Heinemann (FP) Third Deputy Speaker: Helena Höij (KD)
Centre	Andersson, Jan Andersson, Margareta Bergström Carlsson Ek Danielsson Ericson Erlandsson Gerdin Hansson Johansson, Jörgen Johansson, Kenneth Larsen Larsson Linander Lundgren Olofsson Qarlsson Sellén Stenmark Tiefensee Torstensson Västerteg
Christian Democrats	Althin Andersson Attefall Brus Davidson Enochson Gustafsson, Holger Gustafsson, Lars Gylling Hägglund Höij Kihlström Landgren Lantz Larsson Lindén Lindgren, Else-Marie Lindgren, Ulrik Lindström Marcelind Odell Oscarsson Pålsson Ahlgren Persson Runegrund Sandahl Skånberg Svensson, Alf Svensson, Ingvar Tjernberg Vänerlöv von der Esch Wälivaara
Greens	Ångström Björnlod Domeij Eriksson Feltzing Fridolin Hedström Hillar Rosenqvist Holm Johansson Jönsson Roxbergh Ruwaida Saarinen Stalín Lindholm Valtersson Wetterstrand
Left	Åström Bäckström Beijer Burman Danestig Dinamarca Einarsson Engström Gustavsson Hellberg Henriksson Thorborg Hoffmann Holma Jóhannesson Karlsson Larsson Linna Lönnroth Olsson Lundström Ohly Özürküt Pedersen Rosengren Schyman* Sjöstrand Sköld Jansson Stafilidis Svensson Smith Wahlén Wiklund
Liberal People's	Acketoft Ångström Andreasson Andrén Aronson Backman Bager Bargholtz Berg Brodén Darell Darvik Ekström Ertsborn Flyborg Franzén Fremling Granbom Ellison Grönlund Krantz Hagberg Hamilton Heinemann Hellquist Kollmats Könberg Edlind Friberg Krantz Leijonborg Lundström Narti Nilsson Nordmark Nylander Ohlsson Patriksson Pehrson Pilsäter Rojas Romanus Sabuni Strandberg Thorén Tysklind Ullenhag Wahlgren Widman Wigström Wikström Winbäck
Moderates	Adelsohn Liljeroth Ask Aurelius Axén Bill Billström Björck Andersson Björling Brodén Carlsson Danielsson de Pourbaix-Lundin Elmsäter-Svärd Engström Enström Gunnarsson Hedquist Heister Hamilton Högmark Högström Hökmark Skårman Husmark Pehrsson Ibrisagic Hammarbergh Järrel Johansson, Bengt-Anders Johansson, Carl-Axel Thalén Finné Johnsson Kjellberg Lennmarker Lilliehöök Lindblad, Göran Lindblad, Lars Lindgren Löfgren Lundgren Ekendahl Magnusson Norinder Nyström Odenberg Olsson Pålsson. Anne-Marie Pålsson, Margareta Rådhström Reinfeldt René Roslund Sidén Sjösten Sundell Tolgfors Unckel Hagfeldt von Sydow Westerberg Westman Widegren
Social Democrats	Abramsson Adelsbo Adolfsson Elgestam Ahlin Ahlqvist Andersson Andnor Nordén Arvidsson Axelsson, Christina Axelsson, Lennart Beiming Yazdanfar Bengtsson Berglind Berglund Berglund Nilsson Bernhardsson Björkman Bjurling Bodström Sachet Bohlin Bohlin Olsson Bråkenhielm Brandin Carlsson Carlström Damberg Eberstein Ekholm Eneroth Engelhardt Engle Engqvist Petersson Eriksson Fagerström Forslund Frans Fransson Ahlberg Frisk Furustrand Gille Granlund Granström Green Gustafsson Hagberg, Christin Hagberg, Michael Hägg Härstedt Hassan Hietala Nordlund Hoff Högman Holmqvist Israelsson Jakobsson Johansson, Anita Johansson, Ann-Kristine Johansson, Lars Johansson, Morgan Jarl Beck Johnsson Jönsson Juholt Karlsson, Anders Karlsson, Sonia Kerimo Kjörnsberg Klockare Kristiansson Karlstedt Kvarnström Lander Larsson, Jan-Olof Lilja Lindgren Lindh Olovsson Lindkvist Löfstrand Lövdén Larsson, Hillevi Ludvigsson Lundberg, Agneta Lundberg, Carin Lundberg, Inger Ernkrans Magnusson Malmström Markström Messing Renström Moberg Nilsson, Annika Andersson Nilsson. Lennart Nilsson, Martin Nordström Norlander Nuder Erlandsson Oberg Ohlsson Öhman Olander Örnfjäder Oskarsson Österberg Nilsson, Pia Östros Tesfazion Pagrotsky Lindén Palm Papadopoulos Pärssinen Persson, Catherine Persson, Göran Astudillo Persson, Margareta Persson i Simrishamn Pettersson Rask Ringholm Nordquist Ringman Rosengren Granberg Sahlberg Sahlin Lejon Sandlin-Hedman Rådström Särnblad Segelström Nordlander Sköldestig Olauson Skoog Söderqvist Stenberg Sundström Åström Svensson Ternemar Thalén Emanuel Johansson Tingsgård Ulvskog Vallius Vestlund Virgin von Sydow Sherifay Wahlström Waidelich Wegendal Wester Westerlund Panke Wibe Winberg Sandberg Wittgren-Ahl Ygeman Ytterberg Zakrisson
Replacements and substitutes in brackets Substitutes in italics *Changed party affiliation during parliamentary term

v t e Members of the Parliament of Sweden for the Green Party during 2006–2010
Max Andersson Per Bolund Bodil Ceballos Tina Ehn Gunvor G. Ericson Peter Eriksson Ulf Holm Mikael Johansson Mehmet Kaplan Helena Leander Jan Lindholm Thomas Nihlén Mats Pertoft Esabelle Reshdouni Peter Rådberg Karin Svensson Smith Mikaela Valtersson Maria Wetterstrand

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