Anneli Maria Hulthén (born 27 July 1960) is a Swedish politician who has been the Governor of Skåne County since August 2016. She was a Member of the Swedish parliament (the Riksdag) from 1986 until 1996, and a Member of the European Parliament from 1995 until 2002.

Anneli Hulthén
Governor of Skåne County
Assumed office
1 August 2016
Appointed byStefan Löfven
Preceded byMargareta Pålsson
Mayor of Gothenburg
In office
13 January 2009 – 18 January 2016
Preceded byGöran Johansson
Succeeded byAnn-Sofie Hermansson
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1995–2002
Member of the Riksdag
In office
1986–1996
Personal details
Born (1960-07-27) 27 July 1960 (age 63)
Gamlestaden, Gothenburg, Sweden
Political partySwedish Social Democratic Party

A member of the Social Democrats, she served as chairman (mayor) of the Gothenburg Municipality executive board from 2009 to 2016.[1]

Hultén won the Politician Award at the 2011 World Entrepreneurship Forum in Singapore, for her work with Business Region Göteborg and their programmes "Expedition Forward", "Business Emergency Programme" and "Brew House Incubator".[2][3][4]

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ Isemo, Alf (17 November 2008). "Hulthén ny ordförande" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 20 November 2008. [dead link]
  2. ^ Brevinge, Åsa (3 November 2011). "Hulthén får internationellt pris". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. ^ Ramesh, S (3 November 2011). "World entrepreneurs urged to work together". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  4. ^ Aggarwal, Narendra (3 November 2011). "Turning Sweden's Gothenburg region into an entrepreneurial haven". The Business Times. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".
Political offices
Preceded by
Member of the Riksdag
1986–1996
Succeeded by
New title Member of the European Parliament
1995–2002
Succeeded by
Yvonne Sandberg-Fries
Preceded by
Municipal Commissioner for Enterprise, Tourism and Events in Gothenburg Municipality
2003–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Mayor of Gothenburg
2009–2016
Preceded by Governor of Skåne
2016–
Incumbent