Per-Ola Eriksson

Per-Ola Eriksson
Governor of Norrbotten County
In office
1 August 2003  2012
Appointed by Cabinet of Persson
Preceded by Kari Marklund
Succeeded by Sven-Erik Österberg
Personal details
Born 18 October 1946
Kalix, Sweden
Political party Centre Party

Per-Ola Eriksson (born October 18, 1946) is a Swedish politician. He is a member of the Centre Party.[1] Eriksson was a member of the Parliament of Sweden from 1982 to 1998,[1] and held the key post as chairman of the Committee on Finance from 1991 to 1994,[2] when his party was part of the coalition forming Cabinet of Carl Bildt, which did not have a parliamentary majority on its own. He was director general of Nutek from 1999 to 2002, and became county governor of Norrbotten County in 2003.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Landshövding Per-Ola Eriksson". lansstyrelsen.se (in Swedish). County Administrative Boards of Norrbotten. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Per-Ola Eriksson ny landshövding" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 13 March 2003. Retrieved 22 September 2011.