Annelie Nordström

Swedish politician (born 1955)

Annelie Nordström

Annelie Nordström (2011)

Born|  (1955-07-12) 12 July 1955 (age 70)

Halmstad, Sweden

Nationality| Swedish
Occupation| General secretary of the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union (Until May 2016)

Annelie Nordström, also Nordström Eriksson, (born 12 July 1955) is a Swedish politician who acted as general secretary of the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union from 2010 to 2016.[1] She started her career as a child caretaker in Halmstad and was a trade union activist locally within the Municipal Workers Union between 1974 and 1980, and an ombudsman in Stockholm for some time in 1981.[2] She moved to Vilhelmina, where she became personnel manager in Vilhelmina municipality between 1988 and 1998. She became active in the Social Democratic Party – first as a county politician between 1991 and 1998, then as councilor in Vilhelmina municipality between 1998 and 2000.[3]

Nordström was a functionnaire at the Municipal Federal office in Stockholm between 2001 and 2005, vice chairman between 2009 and 2010, and Chairman of the Federation from 2010 onwards.[4] She is a member of the boards of Trade Union Confederation in Sweden, Folksam and Arenagruppen.[5]

Annelie Nordström at a press conference on 20 January 2016 where she announced her resignation

Nordström received attention in January 2016 when the newspaper Aftonbladet publicized articles about the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union.[6] People within the union had used the union funds for luxurious dinners and the hiring of porn star Puma Swede to perform a strip show at a restaurant owned by the union,[7][8] which led to the dismissal of the union cashier. Many working members cancelled their memberships in the union after this scandal.[6][9]

On 20 January, Nordström promised that changes would be made to make the union "healthy" and to change the "unhealthy" union culture. She also announced that she would not stand for re-election as general secretary of the union at the congress in May 2016, effectively resigning.[10] She was succeeded in her role by Tobias Baudin.

Nordström had also offered the Swedish Social Democratic Party politician and minister Margot Wallström an apartment through the union, an offer Wallström accepted.[11] This allowed her to bypass waiting for an apartment, which takes eight years on average, like ordinary renters must do in Sweden.[12] Wallström replied that she acted in good faith and received a confirmation from the highest-ranking officials that all norms and rules had been followed.[12][13] Wallström accused Nordström of not being truthful.[14]

In December 2016, Nordström announced that she had left the Social Democrats and instead joined the Feminist Initiative party.[15]

Nordström is married to Lars-Gustav Eriksson (born 1947).[16]

## References

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1. ^ "Förbundsledningen leder Kommunals arbete" (in Swedish). Swedish Municipal Workers' Union. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
2. ^ "Annelie Nordström: 'De signalerar till unga att det här är skitjobb'". Politism (in Swedish). 26 May 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
3. ^ Annelie Nordström Göteborgs-Posten 24 October 2001
4. ^ "Annelie Nordström tar över som ordförande i Kommunal". Arbetet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
5. ^ Rosén, Hans (20 January 2016). "Kommunals ordförande Annelie Nordström avgår efter skandalerna". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
6. ^ a b Haddad, Prescilia (15 January 2016). "Kommunals ordförande uttalar sig för första gången". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
7. ^ Johansson, Filip (19 January 2016). "Här festar porrstjärnan Puma Swede på Kommunals lyxkrog". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
8. ^ Lindahl, Karl Anders (20 January 2016). "9 skandaler som fällde Kommunals ordförande Annelie Nordström" (in Swedish). Nyheter24.se. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
9. ^ Jeppsson, Jonathan (20 January 2016). "Annelie Nordström avgår som ordförande". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
10. ^ Strömberg, Lillemor (20 January 2016). Annelie Nordström avgår som ordförande för Kommunal. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
11. ^ "PM backs minister linked to Swedish housing scandal". The Local. Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå. 18 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
12. ^ a b "Did top bosses get help jumping housing queue?". The Local. Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå/Agence France-Presse. 15 January 2016. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
13. ^ Augustsson, Tomas (16 January 2016). "Wallström har fjärmat sig från verkligheten". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
14. ^ Melin, Erik (15 January 2016). "Wallström: Jag har inget skämmas för". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
15. ^ "Annelie Nordström, fd ordf Kommunal: Därför byter jag parti från Socialdemokraterna till Feministiskt initiativ - DN.SE". Dagens Nyheter. 11 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
16. ^ Sveriges befolkning 1990 (in Swedish). Ramsele: Svensk arkivinformation (SVAR), Riksarkivet. 2011. ISBN 9789188366917. SELIBR 12076919.

## External links

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Media related to Annelie Nordström at Wikimedia Commons

Trade union offices

Preceded by

Ylva Thörn

|  President of the Swedish Municipal Workers' Union
2010-2016  | Succeeded by

Tobias Baudin