Madeleine Olsson Eriksson

Olsson Eriksson was born in on 25 August 1945 in Gothenburg,[2] the only daughter of Sten Allan Olsson, the founder of Stena Sphere. Her brothers are Dan, Stefan and Christofer.[3]

Olsson Eriksson grew up as the oldest child in the Olsson shipping family. After graduating from the Latin line, she began academic studies in Lund, where she received a bachelor's degree. She then changed careers, studied medicine at Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and received her medical ID in 1981.[4] She has since worked in Gotland, among other places.[4] Since the 1990s, she has been active at Avenykliniken in central Gothenburg, which she owns together with two partners.[5]

In 1996, Olsson Eriksson became chairman of Sten A Olsson's Foundation for Research and Culture. The foundation, which was founded in connection with her father's 80th birthday, annually supports various cultural personalities, institutions and research projects in western Sweden.[4] For this commitment, she was appointed an honorary doctor in 2007 by the Faculty of Arts at the University of Gothenburg.[6]

Olsson Eriksson was ranked 22nd among Sweden's billionaires in 2012 and was the fifth richest woman.[7]

Since 1982,[2] Olsson Eriksson has been married to company manager Bert-Åke Eriksson who is active in Stena Sphere.[2] The couple have two children Gustav (born 1983) and Marie (born 1985).[2]