Jens Nilsson

Jens Nilsson
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
1 July 2009
Constituency Sweden
Personal details
Born Jens Bertil Georg Nilsson
(1948-09-25) 25 September 1948
Västervik, Sweden
Political party  Swedish
Social Democratic Party
 EU
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats

Jens Bertil Georg Nilsson (born 25 September 1948) is a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Sweden. He is a member of the Social Democrats, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

He was elected a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the 2009 election, taking up his seat on 1 December 2011 on an additional seat to Sweden after the Treaty of Lisbon had entered into force. In addition to his committee assignments, he serves as a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara.[1]

Jens Nilsson was born in Västervik and raised in Gävle. He is trained as a youth pedagog and was Chairman of the Council of Östersund Municipality 1997-2009. He was elected chairman of the Jämtland party district of the Social Democratic Party in 2007.

References

  1. ↑ Members European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara.
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