Eric M. Runesson

Swedish lawyer

Eric Michael Runesson
Born	(1960-09-26) 26 September 1960 (age 63) Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	lawyer
Employer	Supreme Court of Sweden


Member of the Swedish Academy (Seat No. 1)
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 December 2018
Preceded by	Lotta Lotass

Eric Michael Runesson, born Andersson (born 26 September 1960),^[1] is a Swedish lawyer, member of the Swedish Academy and Justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden.

Biography

Eric M. Runesson became a member of the Swedish Bar Association in 1993. He became a lawyer and partner in Sandart & Partners Law Office in 1996. Runesson became a Doctor of Law at the Stockholm School of Economics in 1996,^[2] writing his thesis on the Reconstruction of incomplete contracts. He became a lecturer in 2000.

Runesson was appointed on 14 June 2018 as Justice of the Supreme Court of Sweden, effective 3 September 2018.^[3]

On 4 October 2018 Eric Runesson was elected to the Swedish Academy.^[4] He formally entered the Academy on 20 December 2018 and succeeded Lotta Lotass on chair 1.^[5]

References

^ Sveriges befolkning 1990 (in Swedish). Ramsele: Svensk arkivinformation (SVAR), Riksarkivet. 2011. ISBN 9789188366917.
^ "Eric M. Runesson" (in Swedish). Högsta domstolen. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^ "Nytt justitieråd i Högsta domstolen". regeringen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^ "Nobel-awarding Swedish Academy elects new members after rape scandal". Thomson Reuters. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^ "Nya ledamöter i Svenska Akademien". www.svenskaakademien.se (in Swedish). Svenska Akademien. Retrieved 5 October 2018.