Per-Ola Anders Eriksson (born October 18, 1946) is a
Swedish politician
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. He is a member of the
Centre Party.
Eriksson was a member of the
Parliament of Sweden
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from 1982 to 1998,
and held the key post as chairman of the
Committee on Finance from 1991 to 1994,
when his party was part of the coalition forming
Cabinet of Carl Bildt, which did not have a parliamentary majority on its own. He was
director general
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of
Nutek from 1999 to 2002, and became
county governor of
Norrbotten County
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in 2003.
Awards
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H. M. The King's Medal, 12th size gold medal on Seraphim Order ribbon
References
Members of the Riksdag from the Centre Party (Sweden)
1946 births
Living people
County governors of Sweden
People from Kalix Municipality
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