Göran Färm
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Göran Färm is a PES
Member of the European Parliament
for Sweden
. He was born on 17 October 1949 in Stockholm
. His national party is the Swedish Social Democratic Party
and sits on the Committee on Budgets
. He is also part of the delegation for South East Europe.
Party of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The...
Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. He was born on 17 October 1949 in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. His national party is the Swedish Social Democratic Party
Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...
and sits on the Committee on Budgets
Committee on Budgets
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. He is also part of the delegation for South East Europe.
Curriculum Vitae
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/inOut/viewIncoming.do?language=EN&id=4265- Advanced school-leaving certificate (1968).
- Diploma (Stockholm College of JournalismStockholm UniversityStockholm University is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has over 28,000 students at four faculties, making it one of the largest universities in Scandinavia. The institution is also frequently regarded as one of the top 100 universities in the world...
, 1971). - Journalist on various newspapers (1970–1973).
- Editor-in-chief of SSU (Social-Democratic Youth of SwedenSwedish Social Democratic Youth LeagueThe Swedish Social Democratic Youth League is a branch of the Swedish social democratic party Socialdemokraterna and the Swedish Trade Union Confederation...
) newspaper 'Frihet' (1973–1976). - Head of advertising agency ARE Idé 2 (1976–1979).
- Various posts with the Swedish Confederation of Trade Unions, including Head of the Economic Policy Unit (1979–1986).
- Director of Information, Riksbyggen (1986–1987).
- Editor-in-chief of Örebro-Kuriren (1987–1988).
- Own consultancy (1989–1994 and 2004–2007).
- Member of executive committee of the Social-Democratic Youth of Sweden (1978–1981).
- Chairman of the Social-Democratic Party, NorrköpingNorrköpingNorrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...
(1991–1994). - Member of ÖstergötlandÖstergötlandÖstergötland, English exonym: East Gothland, is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland, and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, one might also encounter the Latinized version, Ostrogothia...
party district (1991–1994). - Vice-President, International Union of Socialist Youth (1979–1981).
- Municipal Commissioner, Norrköping (1994–1999).
- Member of Östsams regional council (2004–2007).
- Chairman of Östsams international relations committee (1997–1999 and 2004–2006).
- Member of the Committee on Regional Policy and its Transport Committee (1995–1999).
- Member of the Board, Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation (1997–1999).
- Special adviser to Commissioner Margot WallströmMargot WallströmMargot Elisabeth Wallström is a Swedish social democratic, currently holding the job as . Prior to this post, she served as European Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy...
(2005–2007).
- 2004 Book (together with First Vice President of the European Commission Margot Wallström): THE PEOPLE’ S EUROPE or Why is it so hard to love the EU? (Swedish: “FOLKENS EUROPA eller Varför är det så svårt att älska EU?” - ISBN 91-89660-54-4)