Eva-Britt Svensson

Eva-Britt Svensson

Eva-Britt Svensson describing her work to visiting students of Kvarnby folkhögskola.
Member of the European Parliament
for Sweden
In office
2004–2011
Succeeded by Mikael Gustafsson
Personal details
Born (1946-12-05) 5 December 1946
Värnamo, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Political party Left Party

Eva-Britt Svensson (born 5 December 1946 in Värnamo, Småland) is a Swedish politician and former Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Left Party.

Svensson has been vice-chair of the EUL–NGL group, and chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. She was also a member of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, a substitute for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, a member of the delegation for relations with Israel, and a substitute for the delegation to the EU–Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.

Svensson is known for opposing Europe-wide restrictions on freedom of speech and to prevent perceived gender stereotyping.[1]

She left the Parliament in September 2011.

Career

References

  1. Irvine, Chris (5 September 2008). "EU wants to ban 'sexist' TV commercials". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 5 September 2008.

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