Jan Andersson

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For the Swedish politician born 1970, see Jan R. Andersson; for the Welsh actress, see Jan Anderson; for the Norwegian tennis player, see Jan Frode Andersen.

Jan Andersson (born 17 March 1947 in Helsingborg, Scania) is a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

He is also a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, a substitute for the temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013, and a member of the delegation for relations with Japan.

[edit] Career

Advanced school-leaving certificate (1967)
Intermediate-level teacher (1971)
Teacher in Helsingborg (1972-1988)
Member of Helsingborg municipal executive board (1982-1988)
Chairman of Helsingborg Social Welfare Board (1983-1985, 1990)
Member of the Swedish Parliament (1988-1995)
Member of the Helsingborg Social Democratic Party executive (1979-1990)
co-opted member of Skåne Social Democratic Party executive (since 1995)
Co-opted member of the Social Democratic Party executive committee and party executive (since 2000)
Member of the European Parliament since 1995