Ã…sa Eriksson (politician)
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Ã…sa Elisabeth Eriksson (born 1972) is a Swedish politician, trade unionist and a
Member of the Riksdag Members of Parliament (Swedish language, Swedish: ''riksdagsledamöter'', singular: ''riksdagsledamot'') in Sweden sit in the Riksdag. Description ''Members of Parliament'' refers to the elected members of the Riksdag. In Swedish, an MP is us ...
, the national
legislature A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial power ...
. A member of the
Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Form ...
, she has represented
Västmanland County Västmanland County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland County, Södermanland, Örebro County, Örebro, Gävleborg County, Gävleborg, Dalarna County, Dalarna and Uppsala Coun ...
since March 2018. She had previously been a substitute member of the Riksdag three times: August 2016 to April 2017 (for
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); October 2017 to March 2018 (for
Anna Wallén Anna Wallén (born 1980) is a Swedish Social Democratic Party politician. She was elected member of the Riksdag for the period 2010–2018, from the Västmanland County Västmanland County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' i ...
); and March 2018 (for Anna Wallén). Eriksson is the daughter of teachers Björn Eriksson and Anna-Britta Eriksson (née Sjögren). She has a teaching degree from the
Uppsala University Uppsala University (UU) () is a public university, public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the List of universities in Sweden, oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation. Initially fou ...
. She has been a member of the
municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...
in
Norberg Municipality Norberg Municipality () is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Norberg. History The area, located within Bergslagen, the mining district of central Sweden, has historically been a mining a ...
since 2011.


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1972 births Living people Members of the Riksdag 2014–2018 Members of the Riksdag 2018–2022 Members of the Riksdag 2022–2026 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats People from Norberg Municipality Uppsala University alumni Women members of the Riksdag 21st-century Swedish women politicians {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub