Stig Henriksson
Swedish politician (born 1955)
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Stig-Göran Henriksson (born 1955) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Left Party, he represented Västmanland County in September 2002 and between September 2014 and October 2017.[1]
Stig Henriksson | |
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Henriksson in September 2014 | |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| In office 29 September 2014 – 31 October 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Vasiliki Tsouplaki |
| Constituency | Västmanland County |
| In office 30 September 2002 – 30 September 2002 | |
| Succeeded by | Karin Thorborg |
| Constituency | Västmanland County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stig-Göran Henriksson 1955 (age 70–71) |
| Party | Left Party |
Henriksson is the son of merchant Evert Henriksson and Elsa Henriksson (née Wennström).[1] He was educated in Satter, Yrttivaara, Hakkas, Gällivare and Malmberget.[1] He studied philosophy at Uppsala University and physiotherapy in Uppsala.[1] He worked at Fagersta hospital between 1980 and 1982 and between 1983 and 2010.[1] He worked for Mitt Hjärta AB between 2010 and 2016.[1] He was a member of the municipal council in Fagersta Municipality from 1982 to 2019.[1][2] He left the Riksdag in 2017 after he was refused leave to care for his stepchildren while his wife was working abroad.[3] He retired from politics in 2019 and moved to Stockholm to be closer to his children and grandchildren.[2]
