Karl Erik Olsson

Karl Erik Olsson
Olsson at the 2004 Centre Party national meeting in Västerås
Member of the Riksdag
In office 1976-1979 1985-1995
Minister for Agriculture
In office 1991–1994
Prime Minister	Carl Bildt
Preceded by	Mats Hellström
Succeeded by	Margareta Winberg
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1995–2004
Constituency	Sweden
Personal details
Born	(1938-02-23)23 February 1938 Helsingborg, Sweden
Died	23 January 2021(2021-01-23) (aged 82)
Political party	Centre Party

Karl Erik Olsson (23 February 1938 – 23 January 2021) was a Swedish Centre Party politician, Minister for Agriculture, member of the Riksdag and member of the European Parliament.

Early life and education

Olsson was born to the farmer Karl Olsson and Erika Nordström on February 23, 1938, in Helsingborg. He grew up on his family farm in Sösdala where he lived for the rest of his life. He was educated at a realskola and continued his education at an agricultural school.

Political career

Olsson started his career within the Centre Party within the Centre Party Youth organisation, where he was chairman from 1971 to 1974. He was elected to the 1976-1979 Riksdag, and elected again in 1985, remaining for another 10 years until 1995. Between 1991 and 1994 he served as Minister for Agriculture in the Bildt Cabinet. In 1995 he left the Riksdag to become a member of the European Parliament, remaining until 2004.