Anders Henriksson (politician)

Anders Henriksson
Born	26 September 1961 Kalmar, Kalmar, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Politician
Political party	Swedish Social Democrats

Anders Uno Henriksson (born 26 September 1961) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician.

Henriksson was born in Kalmar, Kalmar County. He was chairman of Kalmar County Council between October 2006 and October 2018.^[1][2] In October 2019, he was elected to succeed Lena Micko as vice-president of the board for the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKR).^[3] He had previously served on the board for SKR.^[4] He was also appointed as a member of the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) council, and the UCLG Executive Bureau.^[5] In addition, he attended the World Urban Forum (WUF) hosted by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme as a European representative.

Henriksson has repeatedly been mentioned as one of the most influential persons in Swedish healthcare.^[6][7] In 2017 he was listed as the most influential person in Swedish healthcare by Dagens Medicin, due to his influence over Social Democrat healthcare policy.^[6]

At the annual meeting in March 2020, Henriksson was elected chairman of the board of Kalmar FF, replacing Jonas Persson.^[8]

References

1. Jarl, Johan (19 November 2020). "Sammanträdesprotokoll" (PDF). Region Kalmar Iän (in Swedish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
2. "UCLG World Council Members 2013–2016" (PDF). United Cities and Local Governments. 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
3. Särnå, Karin (25 October 2019). "Styrelsen för Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting" (PDF). Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting (in Swedish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
4. Petersson, Caroline (13 February 2015). "S-topp kan få fint uppdrag". Västerviks-Tidningen (in Swedish).
5. "UCLG World Council Members 2019–2022" (PDF). United Cities and Local Governments. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
6. Åsgård, Samuel (28 June 2017). "Tronskifte på Maktlistan 2017". Dagens Medicin (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
7. Lernstål, Anton (29 June 2016). "Kalmarpolitiker klättrar på maktlista". Barometern (in Swedish).
8. Björe, Rasmus (12 March 2020). "Klart: Anders Henriksson ny ordförande i Kalmar FF". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 January 2022.