Lena Ek
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Lena Ek | |
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| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 29 September 2011 – 3 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
| Preceded by | Andreas Carlgren |
| Succeeded by | Åsa Romson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1958 |
| Political party | Centre Party |
| Spouse | Anders Ek |
| Children | 4, including Magnus Ek |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
Lena Ek (born 16 January 1958)[1] is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for the Environment from 2011 to 2014.[2][3] She is a former Member of the European Parliament and Member of the Riksdag. She is a member of the Centre Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
She sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. She was also a substitute for the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and a member of the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.[1]
After leaving parliament in 2015, Ek was appointed as the government coordinator for the European Spallation Source.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "6th parliamentary term | Lena Ek". European Parliament. 16 January 1958. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ Lindholm, MaLou (23 November 2012). "Ek tidigare aktiv i näringslivslobbyn" [Ek formerly active in the business lobby]. Fria.Nu (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Lena Ek utsedd till ESS-samordnare" [Lena Ek appointed ESS coordinator]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 30 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
External links
[edit]- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Swedish)
- Lena Ek's weblog (in Swedish)
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