Stig Henriksson

Stig Henriksson
Henriksson in September 2014
Member of the Riksdag
In office 29 September 2014 – 31 October 2017
Succeeded by	Vasiliki Tsouplaki
Constituency	Västmanland County
In office 30 September 2002 – 30 September 2002
Succeeded by	Karin Thorborg
Constituency	Västmanland County
Personal details
Born	Stig-Göran Henriksson 1955 (age 69–70)
Political party	Left Party

Stig-Göran Henriksson (born 1955) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Left Party, he represented Västmanland County in September 2002 and between September 2014 and October 2017.[1]

Henriksson is the son of merchant Evert Henriksson and Elsa Henriksson (née Wennström).[1] He was educated in Satter, Yrttivaara, Hakkas, Gällivare and Malmberget.[1] He studied philosophy at Uppsala University and physiotherapy in Uppsala.[1] He worked at Fagersta hospital between 1980 and 1982 and between 1983 and 2010.[1] He worked for Mitt Hjärta AB between 2010 and 2016.[1] He was a member of the municipal council in Fagersta Municipality from 1982 to 2019.[1][2] He left the Riksdag in 2017 after he was refused leave to care for his stepchildren while his wife was working abroad.[3] He retired from politics in 2019 and moved to Stockholm to be closer to his children and grandchildren.[2]

References

1. "Ledamöter & partier: Stig Henriksson (V)" (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden: Riksdag. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
2. "Stig Henriksson (V): "Jag har gjort en resa som ingen annan vänsterpartist gjort"". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden. 5 June 2019. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
3. "Stig Henriksson lämnar riksdagen redan i höst". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden. 25 September 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2022.