Jan Andersson is a Swedish politician

Politics of Sweden

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 and Member of the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament

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. He is a member of the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden, which is part of the Party of European Socialists

Party of European Socialists

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, and is vice-chair of the European Parliament

European Parliament

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's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

He is also a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, a substitute for the temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013, and a member of the delegation for relations with Japan

Japan

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Career

• Advanced school-leaving certificate (1967)
• Intermediate-level teacher (1971)
• Teacher in Helsingborg (1972–1988)
• Member of Helsingborg municipal executive board (1982–1988)
• Chairman of Helsingborg Social Welfare Board (1983–1985, 1990)
• Member of the Swedish Parliament (1988–1995)
• Member of the Helsingborg Social Democratic Party executive (1979–1990)
• co-opted member of Skåne Social Democratic Party executive (since 1995)
• Co-opted member of the Social Democratic Party executive committee and party executive (since 2000)
• Member of the European Parliament since 1995

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