Eva-Britt Svensson (born 5 December 1946 in

Värnamo Värnamo (), historically known as Wernamo, is a town in Jönköping County in the south of Sweden. It is situated on the river Lagan just north of the lake Vidöstern. It is the seat of Värnamo Municipality and has 19,778 inhabitants as of ...

) is a Swedish politician and former

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. She is a member of the Left Party. Svensson has been vice-chair of the GUE/NGL group, and chair of the

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. She was also a member of the

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, a substitute for the

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, a member of the delegation for relations with

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, and a substitute for the delegation to the EU–

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Parliamentary Cooperation Committee. Svensson is known for opposing Europe-wide restrictions on freedom of speech and to prevent perceived gender

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. She left the Parliament in September 2011.

Career

* Political secretary of the Left Party (Vänsterpartiet) (1995–2004) * Member of County Council for the Left Party (1995–2004) * Member of the Left Party's Executive (since 2000) * Member of executive committee * Tenants' association Sweden (since 2000) * Chair of the People's Movement No to the EU, Sweden (1992–2001) * Vice-chair of the People's Movement No to the EU, Sweden (since 2001)

References

External links

Evabrittsvensson.se, personal blog

European Parliament biography
* 1946 births Living people People from Värnamo Municipality Left Party (Sweden) MEPs MEPs for Sweden 2004–2009 MEPs for Sweden 2009–2014 21st-century women MEPs for Sweden {{Sweden-MEP-stub