Marita Ulvskog

Marita Ulvskog Inger Davidsson
Succeeded by	Jörgen Andersson
Member of the Swedish Parliament
In office 20 September 1998 – 16 June 2009
Constituency	Gothenburg
Personal details
Born	Marita Helena Ulvskog (1951-09-04) 4 September 1951 (age 72) Luleå, Sweden
Political party	Swedish Social Democratic Party  EU Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Alma mater	Stockholm University

Marita Helena Ulvskog (born 4 September 1951) is a Swedish politician who served as Member of the European Parliament from 2009 until 2019. She is a member of the Social Democrats, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

Early career

Ulvskog is a trained journalist and she worked for several years on the Journal of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation.^[1]

Member of the Swedish Parliament, 1998–2009

Ulvskog was a member of the

On 30 September 2008 it was revealed that Ulvskog would lead the Social Democrats in the 2009 European Parliament election although she during the 90's was involved in the critical debate on EU.^[3] She was elected with the strong support of personal votes^{[clarification needed]} and now serves as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).

In Parliament, Ulvskog served as vice chair of the

In addition to her committee assignments, Ulvskog serves ad a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara^[4] and the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.^[5]

Ulvskog was one of the four vice presidents of the

Other activities

• Olof Palme International Center, Chair of the Board (2017-2018)^[6]

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