Anneli Maria Hulthén (born 27 July 1960) is a Swedish politician who has been the Governor of Skåne County since August 2016. She was a Member of the Swedish parliament (the

Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and se ...

) from 1986 until 1996, and a

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

from 1995 until 2002. A member of the Social Democrats, she served as chairman (

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

) of the

Gothenburg Municipality Gothenburg Municipality (''Göteborgs kommun'' or ''Göteborgs stad'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Gothenburg. When the first Swedish local government acts were implement ...

executive board from 2009 to 2016. Hultén won the Politician Award at the 2011 World Entrepreneurship Forum in Singapore, for her work with

Business Region Göteborg Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or buying and selling products (such as goods and services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for profit." Having a business name does not separat ...

and their programmes "Expedition Forward", "Business Emergency Programme" and "Brew House Incubator".

Honours

: Grand Officer of the

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-ranking ...

(14 January 2019)

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, - , - , - , - , - 1960 births Living people Politicians from Gothenburg Municipal commissioners of Sweden Swedish people of Finnish descent Swedish Social Democratic Party MEPs MEPs for Sweden 1995–1999 MEPs for Sweden 1999–2004 20th-century women MEPs for Sweden 21st-century women MEPs for Sweden Women members of the Riksdag 20th-century Swedish women politicians 20th-century Swedish politicians 21st-century Swedish women politicians Women mayors of places in Sweden {{Sweden-MEP-stub