Peter Eriksson (politician)


Lars-Johan Peter Eriksson is a Swedish politician who has served as Minister for International Development Cooperation in the government of Prime Minister Stefan Löfven since January 2019.

Political career

Early beginnings

Eriksson began his political career in Kalix, Norrbotten, where he was Municipal Commissioner from 1999 to 2004. He was also member of the Riksdag 1994-1998 and 2002-2014.
Between 2002 and 2011, Eriksson was one of the two spokespersons of the Green Party in Sweden, working alongside Maria Wetterstrand. Under their leadership, the party notably abandoned a demand in its manifesto that calls for Sweden to leave the EU.

Member of the European Parliament, 2014–2016

Eriksson was a Member of the European Parliament from July 2014 to May 2016, where he served on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. In addition to his committee assignments, he was part of the Parliament's delegations to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Association Committee, and the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly. Within the Greens–European Free Alliance, he served as group's vice-chair under the leadership of co-chairs Ska Keller and Philippe Lamberts.

Return to Sweden

Eriksson served as Minister for Housing and Digital Development from May 2016 to January 2019. Since 2019, he has been serving as Minister for International Development Cooperation. In this capacity, he pledged a total of approximately US$290 million in contributions of Sweden to Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the 2020-2022 period.

Other activities

Foreign honours