Viveka Eriksson

Viveka Eriksson or Viveca Eriksson (born 18 August 1956) is a politician of Åland and the former Premier of Åland from 2007 to 2011.<ref name="diplomacymonitor.com">Template:Cite web</ref>

Professional overview

• Member of the Lagting (Åland parliament) 2011 –
• Premier, Government of Åland October 2007 – November 2011
• First Deputy Speaker of the Lagting (Ålands parliament) 2005–2007
• Speaker of the Lagting (Åland parliament) 2001–2005
• First Deputy Speaker 2000–2001
• Member of the Lagting (Åland parliament) 1995–2007
• Chairwoman of the Åland Liberals since 2003
• Member of the Speaker's Conference of the Lagting 1999–2000,
• Vice-speaker 2000–01 and again from 2005.
• Chairperson of the Finance Committee 1999–2001
• Chairperson of the Liberal Parliamentary Group 1999–2001 and Party Chairperson from 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Eriksson was the first female Speaker in Åland history.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> As party leader of the Åland Liberals she won the 2007 election and was sworn in as the first female Premier. Template:Politics of Åland

See also

• List of current heads of government of dependencies
• List of speakers of the Parliament of Åland

Notes

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References

• Aland Islands parliament elects speakers
• UCSD Abreast - Women Heads of State: 2007–Present Viveca ErikssonTemplate:Dead link
• Official website of the Government of Åland
• Official website of the Parliament of Åland Template:Webarchive

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