Name Jens Nilsson | ||
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Previous office Member of the European Parliament (2009–2014) | ||
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Jens Bertil Georg Nilsson (born 25 September 1948) is a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Sweden. He is a member of the Social Democrats, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.
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He was elected a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the 2009 election, taking up his seat on 1 December 2011 on an additional seat to Sweden after the Treaty of Lisbon had entered into force. He serves as member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, Committee on Regional Development and the Delegation for relations with Belarus. In addition to his committee assignments, he serves as a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Social Economy.
Jens Nilsson was born in Västervik and raised in Gävle. He is trained as a youth pedagog and was Chairman of the Council of Östersund Municipality 1997-2009. He was elected chairman of the Jämtland party district of the Social Democratic Party in 2007.