Eva-Britt Svensson | |
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 Eva-Britt Svensson describing her work to visiting students of Kvarnby folkhögskola. | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Sweden | |
| In office 2004–2011 | |
| Succeeded by | Mikael Gustafsson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1946 Värnamo, Sweden |
| Political 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.
