Peter Eriksson (politician)

Peter Eriksson
Peter Eriksson
Minister for International Development Cooperation
In office 21 January 2019 – 17 December 2020
Prime Minister	Stefan Löfven
Preceded by	Isabella Lövin
Succeeded by	Isabella Lövin (Acting)
Minister for Housing and Digital Development
In office 25 May 2016 – 21 January 2019
Prime Minister	Stefan Löfven
Preceded by	Per Bolund (acting)
Succeeded by	Per Bolund (Housing) Anders Ygeman (Digitalization)
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1 July 2014 – 25 May 2016
Member of the Riksdag
In office 1994–1998
Constituency	Stockholm County
In office 2002–2014
Co-spokesperson of the Swedish Green Party
In office 12 May 2002 – 21 May 2011 Serving with Maria Wetterstrand
Preceded by	Matz Hammarström Lotta Hedström
Succeeded by	Gustav Fridolin Åsa Romson
Personal details
Born	(1958-08-03) 3 August 1958 (age 65) Tranås, Sweden
Political party	Green Party

Lars-Johan Peter Eriksson (born 3 August 1958) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for International Development Cooperation from January 2019 to December 2020. He previously served as Minister for Housing and Digital Development from 2016 to 2019 and was a member of Swedish Parliament (1994–1998 and 2002–2014) and European Parliament 2014–2016. Between 2002 and 2011, he was spokesperson for the Green Party.