| Wanja Lundby-Wedin | |
 Wanja Lundby-Wedin after being elected President of the European Trade Union Confederation
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| Born | October 19, 1952 Enskede, Södermanland, Sweden |
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| Nationality | Swedish |
| Occupation | Nurse, trade union leader. The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC is a Trade union organization which was established in 1973 to represent workers and their national affiliates at the Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A nurse is responsible—along with other Health care Professionals —for the treatment safety and recovery of acutely or chronically A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming |
| Political party | Swedish Social Democratic Party |
Wanja Elisabeth Lundby-Wedin (born 19 October 1952 in Enskede, Södermanland, Sweden) has been the President of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (Swedish: Landsorganisationen i Sverige or LO) since 2000. The Swedish Social Democratic Party, (Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti 'Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden' contests elections as 'Workers' Party - Social Democrats' Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The Swedish Trade Union Confederation (Landsorganisationen i Sverige literally "National Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the From 2007, she is also the President of the European Trade Union Confederation. The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC is a Trade union organization which was established in 1973 to represent workers and their national affiliates at the
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Career
Trade union career
After having worked as a nursing auxiliary at Högdalen hospital in southern Stockholm, Lundby-Wedin studied to become assistant nurse, and started to work at Danderyd hospital north of Stockholm. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the There, she got her first trade union assignment, as union liaison officer for the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union. Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The Swedish Municipal Workers' Union is the largest Trade union in In 1981 she was employed as union representative at the Stockholm branch of the union, and in 1987 she became Head of the Department for Environmental Issues at its national headquarters. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) In 1994 she became Vice President of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and at the confederation's congress in September 2000 she was elected President, thereby becoming the first women on that post. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. [1]
President of the ETUC
On May 25, 2007 Wanja Lundby-Wedin was elected the President of the European Trade Union Confederation, ETUC. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC is a Trade union organization which was established in 1973 to represent workers and their national affiliates at the [2] She thus became the first women president of the ETUC as well as the first ETUC president from Sweden. In her acceptance speech she emphasised her support for solid welfare systems and criticised the migration and refugee policy of the European Union. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
Role in the Social Democratic party
In the capacity of President of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation, Lundby-Wedin is also a member of the Executive of the Social Democratic Party. The Swedish Social Democratic Party, (Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti 'Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden' contests elections as 'Workers' Party - Social Democrats' In 2006, she was mentioned in the media as one of the possible candidates to lead the party[3] after Göran Persson resigned the party leadership following the defeat in the 2006 parliamentary election. See Jöran Persson for the 16th century Swedish government official A general election was held in Sweden on September 17, 2006, to elect members to the Swedish parliament. She did not show any public interest in the post, and told journalists she considered Mona Sahlin, who later received the post, a good candidate, although she refused to name a favourite. Mona Ingeborg Sahlin ˈmoːna saˈlin (born 9 March 1957) is a Swedish Politician and the current leader of the Swedish Social Democratic [4] In the final months before the leadership election her name was no longer generally mentioned in the discussion.
Other assignments
Lundby-Wedin has also held the following posts:[1]
- ICFTU, member of the executive committee and deputy member of the steering committee
- Council of Nordic Trade Unions, member of the executive committee
- President of the insurance company Folksam - non-life insurances
- Board member of AFA Insurance
- Board member of AMF Pensions
Personal life
Lundby-Wedin is married and have two grown-up children. International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The Council of Nordic Trade Unions (NFS is a regional Trade union Folksam is one of the largest Insurance companies in Sweden. The company headquarters are located in Stockholm. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Wanja Lundby-Wedin, President of LO-Sweden. LO.
- ^ Election of the new leadership of the European Trade Union Confederation. ETUC.
- ^ Vem tar över efter Göran Persson? (swedish). Göteborgs-Posten.
- ^ Sahlin är inte fackets fiende – anser LO:s ordförande (swedish). LO-tidningen.
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| Preceded by Bertil Jonsson |
President of LO 2000— |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Cándido Méndez Rodríguez |
President of ETUC 2007— |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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