Björn Eriksson (civil servant)

During his time as county governor, Eriksson annually invited Östergötland residents to song and theater performances at Linköping Castle, where he participated as an actor sometimes alternating as a bun baking and coffee serving host.

After Eriksson's resignation as governor, he ran the company Björn E Consulting, where he was engaged to give lectures on various subjects.

Eriksson is a board member of the Martial Arts Delegation (Kampsportsdelegationen), Vätternrundan International, the Development Committee of the Swedish Biathlon Federation, and the Säkerhetsbranschen's training organization Bya.

Eriksson is chairman of the Årets nybyggare ("Settler of the Year"), ED Bygger Drömmar, Stenhammar Foundation, Äldreforskningen vid Linköpings universitet ("Older research at Linköping University"), Yump and the Stiftelsen Sveriges Modernaste Myndighet ("Sweden's Most Modern Authority Foundation").

In 2013 Eriksson became chairman of the board of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences and the trade association Säkerhetsbranschen.

[6] For his work as national coordinator against sports violence Eriksson was named 2013 Security Ambassador by the magazine SecurityUser.com think tank Säkerhet för Näringsliv och Samhälle (SNOS).

Eriksson was elected chairman of the Swedish Sports Confederation, Riksidrottsstyrelsen and the Svenska Idrottsrörelsens Studieförbund on 31 May 2015.