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Nancy Eriksson

1907 – 1984

Swedish politician

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Lived 1907 – 1984 (aged 77). Nancy Eriksson was a Swedish politician.

Nancy Margareta Eriksson (11 April 1907 – 12 May 1984) was a Swedish politician for the Swedish Social Democratic Party and a member of the Swedish Riksdag. She also made a notable appearance in the SVT television series Här är ditt liv in 1981.

Early life Eriksson was born on 11 April 1907 in Gladsaxe, Denmark. She was adopted by a Swedish family after her birth mother put her up for adoption by placing an advert in the newspaper Skånska Dagbladet.

Career Eriksson graduated in 1927 and in 1932, she started working as a nurse. Eriksson was elected to the Riksdag, the Swedish national legislative assembly, in 1948 and became a member of the second chamber from 1949. and at the forefront in proposing a motion against atomic weapons. The motion was accepted at the congress of democratic parties held in November 1956. As a leader of the Diabetic Society for twenty years (1956–1978), she wrote motions so that diabetics could get jobs with the state, despite earlier restrictions. During her time in the Riksdag, she was successful in 1981 in legislating free bus travel for passengers travelling with baby carriages.

Eriksson had a noted appearance on the television show Här är ditt liv (a Swedish version of This Is Your Life) broadcast on 31 January 1981, on SVT. She was that week's celebrity guest, "kidnapped" at the hands of Lasse Holmqvist.

She was awarded the Illis quorum in 1978.

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Positions held
Substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Member of the Second Chamber, Member of the Swedish Riksdag
Also known as
Nancy Margareta Eriksson

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Nancy Eriksson's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Nancy Eriksson?

Swedish politician (1907-1984)

When was Nancy Eriksson born?

Nancy Eriksson was born on 11 April 1907 in Gladsaxe Municipality.

When did Nancy Eriksson die?

Nancy Eriksson died on 12 May 1984 in Johannes parish.

What was Nancy Eriksson's occupation?

Nancy Eriksson was a politician.

What nationality was Nancy Eriksson?

Nancy Eriksson was Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nancy Eriksson

· Wikidata: Q4947061

· DBpedia: Nancy Eriksson

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