Peter Eriksson (politician)

Peter Eriksson
Peter Eriksson
Minister for International Development Cooperation
In office
21 January 2019 – 17 December 2020
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Preceded byIsabella Lövin
Succeeded byIsabella Lövin (Acting)
Minister for Housing and Digital Development
In office
25 May 2016 – 21 January 2019
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Preceded byPer Bolund (acting)
Succeeded byPer 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
ConstituencyStockholm 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 byMatz Hammarström
Lotta Hedström
Succeeded byGustav Fridolin
Åsa Romson
Personal details
Born (1958-08-03) 3 August 1958 (age 66)
Tranås, Sweden
Political partyGreen 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.