Eskil Erlandsson | |
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| Minister for Rural Affairs | |
| In office 5 October 2010 – 3 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sven-Erik Bucht |
| Minister for Agriculture | |
| In office 6 October 2006 – 5 October 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
| Preceded by | Ann-Christin Nyqvist |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of theSwedish Riksdag forKronoberg County | |
| In office 3 October 1994 – 12 March 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1957-01-25)25 January 1957 (age 68) Annerstad,Kronoberg County |
| Political party | Centre Party |
| Spouse | Susanne Adlercreutz |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Agricultural technologist |
Lars Eskil Anders Erlandsson (born 25 January 1957) is aSwedishpolitician who served asMinister for Rural Affairs from 2010 to 2014, having previously served asMinister for Agriculture from 2006 to 2010.[1][2] A member of theCentre Party, he wasMP of theSwedish Riksdag from 1994 to 2019.
Erlandsson is the son of Sven Arne and Inga Gullie Erlandsson.[3] He comes fromTorpa inLjungby[4] and lives on the farm Stackarp in Torpa where his brother is running the farm. By profession he is anagricultural technologist with a graduate ofSLUAlnarp. He also studied at theVäxjö University from 1989 to 1992.
From 1983 to 1994, Erlandsson was amunicipalitycouncilor inLjungby[citation needed]. He's since 1994 a member of theSwedish Parliament forKronoberg County, but on leave since 2006 after becomingcabinet minister. He was a member of theEnvironment andAgricultureCommittee from 1998 to 2002 and Chairman of theDefenceCommittee from 2002 to 2006.
He has also served as deputy of the Housing Committee, the Environment and Agriculture Committee, the Taxation Committee, the Enterprise Committee and the Committee onEU Affairs[citation needed]. From 2002 to 2006, Eskilsson was also alternately chairman and vice chairman of the Joint Foreign and Defence Committee.
[5] In March 2019 Erlandsson was forced to resign from the parliament over groping allegations from four female MPs.[6]
He has been married to Susanne Adlercreutz since April 2012 with whom he has a son, born in July 2012 and a daughter born in December 2013.[7]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Minister for Agriculture 2006–2010 | Succeeded by Himself (as Minister for Rural Affairs) |
| Preceded by Himself (as Minister for Agriculture) | Minister for Rural Affairs 2010–2014 | Succeeded by |
