Marco Venegas

Swedish politician (born 1962)

Marco Venegas
Member of the Riksdag
In office
29 September 2014 – 24 September 2018
ConstituencySödermanland County
Personal details
Born
Marco Antonio Venegas Astudillo

1962 (age 61–62)
Political partyGreen Party
Alma materStockholm University

Marco Antonio Venegas Astudillo (born 1962) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Green Party, he represented Södermanland County between September 2014 and September 2018.[1]

Venegas is the son of metalworker Mario Venegas and Yolanda Astudillo.[1] He was educated in Santiago in Chile and at a Komvux in Nyköping.[1] He has a degree in sociology from Stockholm University.[1] He was a mental health worker in Nyköping (1987-1989); social secretary in Nyköping Municipality (1993-1995); aid worker in El Salvador (1996-1998); probation officer in Chile (1998-2000); and a social worker in Nyköping Municipality (2000-2014).[1] He was a member of the municipal council in Nyköping Municipality between 1994 and 1995; between 2002 and 2006; and between 2010 and 2014.[1] He was a member of the county council in Södermanland County from 2002 to 2010.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Ledamöter & partier: Marco Venegas (MP)" (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden: Riksdag. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
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Green Party of Sweden
Co-spokespersons
Party secretary
  • Kjell Dahlström (1985–1999)
  • Håkan Wåhlstedt (1999–2007)
  • Agneta Börjesson (2007–2011)
  • Anders Wallner (2011–2016)
  • Amanda Lind (2016–2019)
  • Marléne Tamlin (2019, acting)
  • Märta Stenevi (2019–2021)
  • Katrin Wissing (2021–)
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  • Conny Wahlström (1997–1999)
  • Ulf Holm (1999–2002)
  • Anita Jonsson (2002–2003)
  • Ulf Holm (2003–2006)
  • Magnus Johansson (2006–2011)
  • Helene Öberg (2011–2014)
  • Jon Karlfeldt (2014–2017)
  • Marléne Tamlin (2017–2020)
  • Linus Lakso (2020–2022)
  • Marcus Friberg (2022–)
  • 1 Coalition government with the Social Democrats
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