Karin Åström

Karin Åström at the Nordic Council in Helsinki 2012

Karin Åström (born 1953) is a Swedish politician from Överkalix and a member of the Riksdag for the Social Democratic Party, representing Norrbotten County since 2004.^[1][2] She serves as a member of The Committee on the Constitution. In 2013 she announced the she would not seek reelection in 2014,^[3] and was named president of the Nordic Council for 2014.^[4]

In 2014, as the president of the Nordic Council, she criticized the Russian decision to hold a referendum in Crimea on accession as illegitimate and unacceptable.^[5]

References

1. "Riksdagsledamot / Karin Åström" (in Swedish). Swedish Social Democratic Party. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
2. "Karin Åström (S)" (in Swedish). The Riksdag. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
3. "Karin Åström slutar i riksdagen" (in Swedish). Norrländska Socialdemokraten. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
4. "Karin Åström blir Nordiska rådets president 2014". The Nordic Council. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
5. "The Nordic Council visits Vilnius to offer support". The Lithuania Tribune. Retrieved 21 March 2014.