Eva-Britt Svensson (born 5 December 1946 in

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) 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

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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 Left Party (Sweden) MEPs MEPs for Sweden 2004–2009 MEPs for Sweden 2009–2014 21st-century women MEPs for Sweden {{Sweden-MEP-stub