Viveka Eriksson

Viveka Eriksson
Eriksson in Helsinki in 2008
Premier of Åland
In office
26 November 2007 – 25 November 2011
Preceded byRoger Nordlund
Succeeded byCamilla Gunell
Deputy Speaker of Parliament of Åland
In office
2000–2007
Preceded byBarbro Sundback
Succeeded byGunnar Jansson
Speaker of Parliament of Åland
In office
2001–2005
Preceded byRagnar Erlandsson
Succeeded byBarbro Sundback
Personal details
Born (1956-08-18) 18 August 1956 (age 68) [1]
Föglö, Åland
Political partyLiberals for Åland
SpouseOlof Erland
Websitewww.liberalerna.ax

Viveka Eriksson or Viveca Eriksson (born 18 August 1956) is a politician of Åland and the former Premier of Åland from 2007 to 2011.[2]

Professional overview

  • Member of the Lagting (Åland parliament) 2011 –
  • Premier, Government of Åland October 2007 – November 2011
  • First Deputy Speaker of the Lagting (Ålands parliament) 2005–2007
  • Speaker of the Lagting (Åland parliament) 2001–2005
  • First Deputy Speaker 2000–2001
  • Member of the Lagting (Åland parliament) 1995–2007
  • Chairwoman of the Åland Liberals since 2003
  • Member of the Speaker's Conference of the Lagting 1999–2000,
  • Vice-speaker 2000–01 and again from 2005.
  • Chairperson of the Finance Committee 1999–2001
  • Chairperson of the Liberal Parliamentary Group 1999–2001 and Party Chairperson from 2004.[3]

Eriksson was the first female Speaker in Åland history.[4] As party leader of the Åland Liberals she won the 2007 election and was sworn in as the first female Premier.

Politics of Åland

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Viveca Eriksson". Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-06-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Åland Ministers". www.guide2womenleaders.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Worldwide Leaders – Female Heads of State - ElectWomen - Kathy Groob". www.electwomen.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

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