Jan Andersson (politician)

Jan Andersson (born 17 March 1947 in Helsingborg, Scania) is a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

He is also a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, a substitute for the temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013, and a member of the delegation for relations with Japan.

Career

• Advanced school-leaving certificate (1967)
• Intermediate-level teacher (1971)
• Teacher in Helsingborg (1972-1988)
• Member of Helsingborg municipal executive board (1982-1988)
• Chairman of Helsingborg Social Welfare Board (1983-1985, 1990)
• Member of the Swedish Parliament (1988-1995)
• Member of the Helsingborg Social Democratic Party executive (1979-1990)
• co-opted member of Skåne Social Democratic Party executive (since 1995)
• Co-opted member of the Social Democratic Party executive committee and party executive (since 2000)
• Member of the European Parliament since 1995

External links

• European Parliament biography
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Swedish)