Per-Ola Anders Eriksson (born October 18, 1946) is a
Swedish
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politician
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. He is a member of the
Centre Party.
Eriksson was a member of the
Parliament of Sweden from 1982 to 1998,
and held the key post as chairman of the
Committee on Finance from 1991 to 1994,
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
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) or general director is a senior executive (government), executive officer, often the chief executive offi ...
of
Nutek The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth ( sv, Tillväxtverket) is a Swedish government agency organized under the Ministry of Enterprise, tasked to promote entrepreneurship and regional growth, and to implement structural funds program ...
from 1999 to 2002, and became
county governor of
Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County ( sv, Norrbottens län; se, Norrbottena leatna, fi, Norrbottenin lääni) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares border ...
in 2003.
Awards
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H. M. The King's Medal
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, 12th size gold medal on Seraphim Order ribbon
References
Members of the Riksdag from the Centre Party (Sweden)
1946 births
Living people
County governors of Sweden
People from Kalix Municipality
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