Lena Ek

Lena Ek
Minister for the Environment
In office
29 September 2011  3 October 2014
(3 years, 4 days)
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt
Preceded by Andreas Carlgren
Succeeded by Åsa Romson
Personal details
Born (1958-01-16) 16 January 1958
Mönsterås, Sweden
Political party Centre Party
Spouse(s) Anders Ek
Children 4
Alma mater Lund University

Lena Ek (born 16 January 1958 in Mönsterås, Kalmar County) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for the Environment from 2011 to 2014. She is a former Member of the European Parliament and Member of the Riksdag. She is a member of the Centre Party, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.

She sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. She was also a substitute for the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and a member of the delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

Her son, Magnus Ek, is chairman of the Centre Party Youth since 2015.

Career

Political offices
Preceded by
Andreas Carlgren
Minister for the Environment
2011–2014
Succeeded by
Åsa Romson
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