Jan Andersson (politician)

Jan Andersson (born 17 March 1947) is a Swedish politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 1995. He is a member of the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

He is also a substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, a substitute for the temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013, and a member of the delegation for relations with Japan.

• Advanced school-leaving certificate (1967)
• Intermediate-level teacher (1971)
• Teacher in Helsingborg (1972–1988)
• Member of Helsingborg municipal executive board (1982–1988)
• Chairman of Helsingborg Social Welfare Board (1983–1985, 1990)
• Member of the Swedish Parliament (1988–1995)
• Member of the Helsingborg Social Democratic Party executive (1979–1990)
• co-opted member of Skåne Social Democratic Party executive (since 1995)
• Co-opted member of the Social Democratic Party executive committee and party executive (since 2000)
• Member of the European Parliament since 1995

• Matriculation exam (1967)
• Middle school teacher qualification (1971)
• Middle school teacher (1972–1978)
• Subject teacher training (1978–1979)
• Subject teacher (1979–current)

• Ordinary member (2 October 1988 – 9 January 1995)
• Off duty (10 January 1995 – 8 October 1995)

• Member (1 January 1995 – 9 October 1995)
• Member (20 July 2004 – 14 July 2009)

• Member (17 January 1988 – 1 October 1988)
• Member (2 October 1988 – 29 September 1991)
• Deputy member (10 October 1988 – 16 January 1989)
• Member (29 September 1991 – 1 October 1994)
• Member (10 October 1994 – 18 January 1995)

• Deputy member (10 October 1988 – 29 September 1991)
• Deputy member (29 September 1991 – 1 October 1994)
• Deputy member (10 October 1994 – 18 January 1995)

• Swedish Parliament biography
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Swedish)