Eva-Britt Svensson Explained

Eva-Britt Svensson
Constituency Mp:Sweden
Parliament:European
Term Start:2004
Term End:2011
Successor:Mikael Gustafsson
Birth Date:5 December 1946
Birth Place:Värnamo, Sweden
Nationality:Swedish
Party:Left Party

Eva-Britt Svensson (born 5 December 1946 in Värnamo) is a Swedish politician and former Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Left Party.

Svensson has been vice-chair of the GUE/NGL group, and chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. She was also a member of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, a substitute for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, a member of the delegation for relations with Israel, and a substitute for the delegation to the EU–Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.

Svensson is known for opposing Europe-wide restrictions on freedom of speech and to prevent perceived gender stereotyping.[1]

She left the Parliament in September 2011.

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Notes and References

  1. News: EU wants to ban 'sexist' TV commercials. The Daily Telegraph . London . 5 September 2008. 5 September 2008 . Chris . Irvine.