Ewa Hedkvist Petersen

Ewa Hedkvist Petersen (born 15 January 1952 in Arvidsjaur, Norrbotten) is a Swedish politician representing the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden. She was a Member of the Riksdag between 1985 and 1994, and a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2007.^[1] As a MEP she sat on the Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Career

• Degree in social studies (1974)
• School welfare officer (1974–1979)
• Social welfare secretary (1979–1983)
• Family law secretary (1983–1994)
• Chief education officer (1994–1998)
• Assistant project leader (1998–1999)
• Social welfare secretary (1983–1994), chief education officer (1994–1998), assistant project leader (1998–1999)
• Family law secretary (1983–1994)
• Chief Education Officer (1994–1998)
• Assistant project leader (1998–1999)
• Member of Norrbotten county council (since 1998)
• Chairwoman of the Norrbotten county education board (1987–1992), Member of the Swedish Parliament (1985–1994)
• second Vice-Chairwoman of the Social Democratic group in the Swedish Parliament (1991–1994)
• Government-appointed leader of the inquiry into the establishment of a Children's Rights Ombudsman (1991)
• Chairwoman of the State Committee on Child Abuse (since 1999)
• Member of the Council, Technical University of Luleå (1988–1997)
• Chairman of Filmpool Nord (since 1992), Vice-Chairman of the board of the Swedish Film Institute (1995–1999)
• Member of the European Parliament 1999-2007

References

1. "Ewa Hedkvist Petersen (S)". Sveriges Riksdag. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

External links

• European Parliament biography^{[permanent dead link]}
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Swedish)