Lena Ek
Swedish politician
Lena Ek | |
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| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 29 September 2011 – 3 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
| Preceded by | Andreas Carlgren |
| Succeeded by | Åsa Romson |
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| Born | (1958-01-16) 16 January 1958 (age 66) Mönsterås, Sweden |
| Political party | Centre Party |
| Spouse | Anders Ek |
| Children | 4, including Magnus Ek |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
Lena Ek (born 16 January 1958 in Mönsterås, Kalmar County) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for the Environment from 2011 to 2014. She is a former Member of the European Parliament and Member of the Riksdag. She is a member of the Centre Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
She sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. She was also a substitute for the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and a member of the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
Her son, Magnus Ek, was chairman of the Centre Party Youth from 2015 to 2019.
Career
- Degree in law
- University lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Lund University (1987–1994)
- District Chairwoman, Centre Party, Östergötland (1993–1995)
- Chairwoman of Centre Party women's association (1998–2000)
- Member of the Centre Party executive (since 1998)
- Member of the party's executive committee (since 2000)
- Municipal Commissioner, Valdemarsvik (1994–1998)
- County councillor and substitute member of the Östergötland County Council Executive Committee (1994–1998)
- Member of the Swedish Parliament (1998–2004)
- Centre Party's spokesman on economic policy (1998–2004)
- Member of the European Parliament (2004-2011)
- Minister for the Environment (2011– 2014)
External links
- European Parliament biography[permanent dead link]
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Swedish)
- Lena Ek's weblog (in Swedish)
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| Preceded by | Minister for the Environment 2011–2014 | Succeeded by |
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Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt (2006–2014)
Prime Minister: Fredrik Reinfeldt
- Maud Olofsson (2006–10)
- Jan Björklund (2010–14)
- Cecilia Malmström (2006–10)
- Birgitta Ohlsson (2010–14)
- Beatrice Ask (2006–14)
and Asylum Policy
- Tobias Billström (2006–14)
- Carl Bildt (2006–14)
- Maria Borelius (2006)
- Sten Tolgfors (2006–07)
- Ewa Björling (2007–14)
Development Cooperation
- Gunilla Carlsson (2006–13)
- Hillevi Engström (2013–14)
- Mikael Odenberg (2006–07)
- Sten Tolgfors (2007–12)
- Karin Enström (2012–14)
and Social Affairs
- Göran Hägglund (2006–14)
and Children Welfare
- Maria Larsson (2006–14)
Administration and Housing
Stefan Attefall (2010–14)
- Cristina Husmark Pehrsson (2006–10)
- Ulf Kristersson (2010–14)
- Anders Borg (2006–14)
- Mats Odell (2006–10)
- Peter Norman (2010–14)
- Lars Leijonborg (2006–07)
- Jan Björklund (2007–14)
- Jan Björklund (2006–07)
and Research
- Lars Leijonborg (2007–09)
- Tobias Krantz (2009–10)
- Nyamko Sabuni (2006–13)
- Maria Arnholm (2013–14)
- Eskil Erlandsson (2006–14)
- Andreas Carlgren (2006–11)
- Lena Ek (2011–14)
- Maud Olofsson (2006–11)
- Annie Lööf (2011–14)
- Anna-Karin Hatt (2010–14)
- Åsa Torstensson (2006–10)
- Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd (2010–14)
and Gender Equality
- Nyamko Sabuni (2006–10)
- Cecilia Stegö Chilò (2006)
- Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth (2006–14)
- Sven Otto Littorin (2006–10)
- Hillevi Engström (2010–13)
- Elisabeth Svantesson (2013–14)
- Erik Ullenhag (2010–14)
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