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Swedish politician (born 1958)
Lena Ek (born 16 January 1958) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for the Environment from 2011 to 2014. 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.
Her son, Magnus Ek, was chairman of the Centre Party Youth from 2015 to 2019.
Career
- Degree in law
- University lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Lund University (1987–1994)
- District Chairwoman, Centre Party, Östergötland (1993–1995)
- Chairwoman of Centre Party women's association (1998–2000)
- Member of the Centre Party executive (since 1998)
- Member of the party's executive committee (since 2000)
- Municipal Commissioner, Valdemarsvik (1994–1998)
- County councillor and substitute member of the Östergötland County Council Executive Committee (1994–1998)
- Member of the Swedish Parliament (1998–2004)
- Centre Party's spokesman on economic policy (1998–2004)
- Member of the European Parliament (2004-2011)
- Minister for the Environment (2011– 2014)
External links
- European Parliament biography[permanent dead link]
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Swedish)
- Lena Ek's weblog (in Swedish)
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Preceded by | Minister for the Environment 2011–2014 |
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Annuals36
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Bulbs, Corms & Tubers41
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Ferns27
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Fruits3
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Garden Plants23
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Grasses26
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Herb17
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Insects1
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Mammals1
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Midwest Native Plants0
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Northeast Native Plants112
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Perennials123
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Rose1
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Shrubs47
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Trees112
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Tropical Plants53
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Upland Birds5
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Vines18
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Viola Tricolor1
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Water Gardening & Plants9
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Waterfowl0
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Wetland Birds0
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Wetland Plants4
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Wildbirds172
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Wildflowers1
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Woodland Plants29
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