{{Short description|Ålandic politician and journalist}} {{Use British English|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Annette Bergbo | native_name = <!--The person's name in their own language, if different.--> | native_name_lang = <!--ISO 639-1 code, e.g., "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} in |native_name= instead.--> | image = Annette_Bergbo.jpg | image_upright = | alt = Photo of a woman's face with cropped grey hair and wearing glasses | caption = | order = Member | office = Parliament of Åland | status = <!--If this is specified, overrides Incumbent.--> | term_start = 18 December 2019 | term_end = <!-- Add data only when the actual term has ended, not for terms which will end in the future. (Per usage guideline.) --> | subterm = | suboffice = | alongside = <!--For two or more people serving in the same position from the same district. (e.g. United States senators.)--> | monarch = | president = | governor_general = | taoiseach = | chancellor = | governor = | co-leader = | deputy = | lieutenant = | succeeding = <!--For President-elect or equivalent--> | constituency = | majority = | predecessor = | successor = | prior_term = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|11|13|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | citizenship = | party = Sustainable Initiative | other_party = <!--For additional political affiliations--> | height = <!-- "X cm", "X m" or "X ft Y in" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) --> | partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> | relations = | children = | parents = <!-- overrides mother and father parameters --> | mother = <!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | father = <!-- may be used (optionally with mother parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | relatives = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = <!-- Net worth should be supported with a citation from a reliable source --> | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = }}
'''Annette Bergbo''' (born 13 November 1953) is a journalist, politician and spokesperson for the party Sustainable Initiative of Åland. She has served as a member of the Lagting since December 2019.
==Biography== Bergbo is a freelance journalist by profession who worked at the Ålandstidningen newspaper for more than 20 years.
Bergbo participated in the launch of the party Sustainable Initiative ({{langx|sv|Hållbart initiativ}}) in May 2019 which contested the municipal and legislative elections of that year.<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 May 2019|title=Kandiderar för Hållbart initiativ|url=https://www.alandstidningen.ax/nyheter/kandiderar-hallbart-initiativ|url-status=live|access-date=19 June 2021|website=Ålandstidningen|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617124345/https://www.alandstidningen.ax/nyheter/kandiderar-hallbart-initiativ |archive-date=2019-06-17 }}</ref> Bergbo, along with Simon Holmström, was elected co-spokesperson of the party.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 June 2019|title=Hållbart initiativ blir politiskt parti|trans-title=Sustainable Initiative becomes a political party|url=https://www.alandstidningen.ax/nyheter/hallbart-initiativ-blir|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618022148/https://www.alandstidningen.ax/nyheter/hallbart-initiativ-blir|archive-date=18 June 2019|access-date=19 June 2021|website=Ålandstidningen|language=sv}}</ref> Following the 2019 parliamentary elections, two of the party's candidates won seats; Alfons Röblom and Simon Holmström.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 November 2019|title=Elected members of the legislative assembly 2011-2019|url=https://www.asub.ax/sites/www.asub.ax/files/attachments/page/va15_en_elected_members_of_the_legislative_assembly_2011-2019.xlsx|url-status=live|access-date=19 June 2019|website=ASUB - Statistics and Research Åland|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519032846/https://www.asub.ax/sites/www.asub.ax/files/attachments/page/va15_en_elected_members_of_the_legislative_assembly_2011-2019.xlsx |archive-date=2020-05-19 }}</ref> However, Röblom was appointed to the Provincial Government as Minister for Development in December.<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 February 2020|title=Din regering: utvecklingsminister Alfons Röblom|url=https://alandsradio.ax/aland-idag/din-regering-utvecklingsminister-alfons-roblom|url-status=live|access-date=19 June 2021|website=Ålands Radio & Tv Ab|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202502/https://alandsradio.ax/aland-idag/din-regering-utvecklingsminister-alfons-roblom |archive-date=2021-06-24 }}</ref> Bergbo was nominated as his replacement and entered the Lagting on 18 December 2019. She sits on the Law and Culture Committee and is a substitute for the Self-Government Policy Committee.<ref>{{cite web |title=Annette Bergbo |url=https://www.lagtinget.ax/ledamoter/annette-bergbo-46303 |website=Ålands lagting |access-date=19 June 2021 |language=sv}}</ref> In December 2020, Bergbo announced she would no longer continue as spokesperson for the party from 2021 and a person outside the Lagting would take up the role.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HI söker ny talesperson-Bergbo lämnar|trans-title=HI looking for a new spokesperson - Bergbo is leaving|url=https://www.nyan.ax/nyheter/hi-soker-ny-talesperson-bergbo-lamnar/|url-status=live|access-date=19 June 2021|website=www.nyan.ax|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125112152/https://www.nyan.ax/nyheter/hi-soker-ny-talesperson-bergbo-lamnar/ |archive-date=2020-11-25 }}</ref>
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