Per-Olof Svensson

Per‑Olof Svensson (13 January 1942^[2] – 12 October 2012^[3]) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician.

Per‑Olof Svensson
Member of the Riksdag
In office 1998–2006
Constituency	Gävleborg County[1]
Municipal Commissioner of Ljusdal Municipality
In office January 1992 – December 1998
Chair of the Board, Region Gävleborg
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2007
Chair of the Board, Almi Invest N. Sweden AB
Incumbent
Assumed office 2008
Personal details
Born	(1942-01-13)January 13, 1942 Ytterlännäs Parish, Västernorrland County, Sweden
Died	October 12, 2012(2012-10-12) (aged 70) Ljusdal‑Ramsjö Parish, Sweden
Political party	Social Democrats
Occupation	Politician

Political career

Svensson served as Municipal Commissioner in Ljusdal Municipality from January 1992 to December 1998. He then represented the Gävleborg County constituency as a Member of the Riksdag from 1998 to 2006.

During his time in the Riksdag, he was a member of the Committee on Taxation (2002–2006), the Committee on European Union Affairs (2002–2004), and served as a deputy member of both the EU Committee and the Committee on Finance.

He became Chair of the Board of Region Gävleborg in February 2007 and Chair of the Board of Almi Invest N. Sweden AB in 2008. He also chaired the boards of Ljusdals Energi AB, Ljusdals Elnät AB, Ljusdals Vatten AB, Ljusdals Renhållning AB, and Ljusnet AB.

Other roles

He was a board member (1998–2002) and vice chair (2002–2007) of The Premium Pension Authority ("Premiepensionsmyndigheten"), and served on the board of the Riksgälden from 1999 to 2007. From 1999 to 2004, he was a member of OSEK – the Public Access and Secrecy Committee.

Personal life and legacy

Born in Ytterlännäs Parish, Västernorrland County, he died in Ljusdal‑Ramsjö Parish on 12 October 2012. He is buried at Ljusdal's southern cemetery.^[4]