Karin Åström

Swedish politician
Karin Åström at the Nordic Council in Helsinki 2012

Karin Åström (born 1953) is a Swedish politician, who served three terms as a member of the Riksdag for the Social Democratic Party from 2004 to 2014, representing Norrbotten County.[1][2] She served as President of the Nordic Council in 2014.[3]

Member of Parliament

As a member of the Riksdag, she served as a member of the Committee on the Constitution. In 2013 she announced the she would not seek reelection in 2014.[4]

President of the Nordic Council

In 2013 she was elected President of the Nordic Council for the year 2014. As President of the Nordic Council, she criticized the Russian decision to hold a referendum in Crimea on accession as illegitimate and unacceptable.[5] She is a native of Överkalix.

References

  1. ^ "Riksdagsledamot / Karin Åström" (in Swedish). Swedish Social Democratic Party. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Karin Åström (S)" (in Swedish). The Riksdag. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Karin Åström blir Nordiska rådets president 2014". The Nordic Council. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Karin Åström slutar i riksdagen" (in Swedish). Norrländska Socialdemokraten. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  5. ^ "The Nordic Council visits Vilnius to offer support". The Lithuania Tribune. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
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  1. Hans Hedtoft
  2. Einar Gerhardsen
  3. Nils Herlitz
  4. Erik Eriksen
  5. Lennart Heljas
  6. Nils Hønsvald
  7. Bertil Ohlin
  8. Gísli Jónsson
  9. Erik Eriksen
  10. Karl-August Fagerholm
  11. Nils Hønsvald
  12. Bertil Ohlin
  13. Sigurður Bjarnason
  14. Harald Nielsen
  15. Eino Sirén
  16. Svenn Stray
  17. Leif Cassel
  18. Matthías Á. Mathiesen
  19. Jens Otto Krag
  20. V. J. Sukselainen
  21. Kåre Willoch
  22. Johannes Antonsson
  23. Ragnhildur Helgadóttir
  24. Knud Enggaard
  25. V. J. Sukselainen
  26. Trygve Bratteli
  27. Olof Palme
  28. Matthías Á. Mathiesen
  29. Knud Enggaard
  30. Elsi Hetemäki-Olander
  31. Jo Benkow
  32. Karin Söder
  33. Páll Pétursson
  34. Anker Jørgensen
  35. Elsi Hetemäki-Olander
  36. Jan P. Syse
  37. Karin Söder
  38. Páll Pétursson
  39. Anker Jørgensen
  40. Ilkka Suominen
  41. Jan P. Syse
  42. Sten Andersson
  43. Per Olof Håkansson
  44. Geir Haarde
  45. Knud Enggaard
  46. Olof Salmén
  47. Berit Brørby Larsen
  48. Gun Hellsvik
  49. Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir
  50. Svend Erik Hovmand
  51. Outi Ojala
  52. Inge Lønning
  53. Gabriel Romanus
  54. Rannveig Guðmundsdóttir
  55. Ole Stavad
  56. Dagfinn Høybråten
  57. Erkki Tuomioja
  58. Sinikka Bohlin
  59. Helgi Hjörvar
  60. Henrik Dam Kristensen
  61. Kimmo Sasi
  62. Marit Nybakk
  63. Karin Åström
  64. Hans Wallmark
  65. Höskuldur Þórhallsson
  66. Henrik Dam Kristensen
  67. Britt Lundberg
  68. Michael von Tetzschner


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