Ewa Hedkvist Petersen
Encyclopedia
Ewa Hedkvist Petersen is a Swedish politician
and Member of the European Parliament
. She is a member of the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden, which is part of the Party of European Socialists
, and sits on the European Parliament
's Committee on Transport and Tourism.
She is also a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development, and vice-chair of the delegation for relations with Switzerland
, Iceland
and Norway
and to the European Economic Area
Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Politics of Sweden
Politics of Sweden takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy. Executive power is exercised by the government, led by the Prime Minister of Sweden. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament, elected within a multi-party...
and Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
. She is a member of the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden, which is part of the Party of European Socialists
Party of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The...
, and sits on the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
's Committee on Transport and Tourism.
She is also a substitute for the Committee on Regional Development, and vice-chair of the delegation for relations with Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
and Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and to the European Economic Area
European Economic Area
The European Economic Area was established on 1 January 1994 following an agreement between the member states of the European Free Trade Association and the European Community, later the European Union . Specifically, it allows Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to participate in the EU's Internal...
Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Career
- Degree in social studies (1974)
- School welfare officer (1974–1979)
- Social welfare secretary (1979–1983)
- Family law secretary (1983–1994)
- Chief education officer (1994–1998)
- Assistant project leader (1998–1999)
- Social welfare secretary (1983–1994), chief education officer (1994–1998), assistant project leader (1998–1999)
- Family law secretary (1983–1994)
- Chief Education Officer (1994–1998)
- Assistant project leader (1998–1999)
- Member of Norrbotten county council (since 1998)
- Chairwoman of the Norrbotten county education board (1987–1992), Member of the Swedish Parliament (1985–1994)
- second Vice-Chairwoman of the Social Democratic group in the Swedish Parliament (1991–1994)
- Government-appointed leader of the inquiry into the establishment of a Children's Rights Ombudsman (1991)
- Chairwoman of the State Committee on Child Abuse (since 1999)
- Member of the Council, Technical University of Luleå (1988–1997)
- Chairman of Filmpool Nord (since 1992), Vice-Chairman of the board of the Swedish Film Institute (1995–1999)
- Member of the European Parliament since 1999