Jens Nilsson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Swedish politician and MEP
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Place of Birth: Västervik, Kalmar County, Sweden
About Jens Nilsson
- Jens Bertil Georg Nilsson (25 September 1948 – 13 March 2018) was a Swedish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Sweden from 2009 to 2018.
- He was a member of the Social Democrats, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. He was elected a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the 2009 election, taking up his seat on 1 December 2011 on an additional seat to Sweden after the Treaty of Lisbon had entered into force.
- He served as member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, Committee on Regional Development and the Delegation for relations with Belarus.
- In addition to his committee assignments, he served as a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Social Economy.
- Jens Nilsson was born in Västervik and was raised in Gävle.
- He was trained as a youth pedagog and was Chairman of the Council of Ă–stersund Municipality 1997-2009.
- He was elected chairman of the Jämtland party district of the Social Democratic Party in 2007.
- He died on 13 March 2018, aged 69.
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