Åsa Eriksson (politician)
Swedish politician (born 1972)
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Åsa Elisabeth Eriksson (born 1972) is a Swedish politician, trade unionist and a Member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, she has represented Västmanland County since March 2018.[1] She had previously been a substitute member of the Riksdag three times: August 2016 to April 2017 (for Olle Thorell); October 2017 to March 2018 (for Anna Wallén); and March 2018 (for Anna Wallén).[1]
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| Member of the Riksdag | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 22 March 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gabriel Wikström | |||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Västmanland County | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Åsa Elisabeth Eriksson 1972 (age 53–54) | |||||||||||||||||
| Party | Social Democratic Party | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Uppsala University | |||||||||||||||||
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Eriksson is the daughter of teachers Björn Eriksson and Anna-Britta Eriksson (née Sjögren).[1] She has a teaching degree from the Uppsala University.[1] She played curling in her youth and was part of the gold winning Swedish team in the 1991 World Junior Curling Championships.[2]
She has been a member of the municipal council in Norberg Municipality since 2011, and was chairwoman (mayor) of the municipal board from 2011 to 2017.[1]
