Björn Gustaf Eriksson (born 7 December 1945) is a Swedish civil servant. A former director of the Swedish Coast Guard, the Swedish Customs Service, the Swedish police, and president of Interpol. He was, from 1996 to 31 August 2009, governor of Östergötland County, residing at the Linköping Castle.
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Early life
Eriksson was born on 7 December 1945 Stockholm, Sweden, the son of CFO K-G Eriksson and his wife Aina (née From). He graduated from the Stockholm School of Economics in 1968.
Career
Eriksson worked at Sparbankernas bank from 1968 to 1969. He then served at the Ministry of Finance/Ministry of Budget, as desk officer from 1969 to 1976, director from 1977 to 1981 and budget director from 1981 to 1983. He was then the General Customs Director and Head of the Swedish Customs Service and the Swedish Coast Guard from 1983 to 1988. In 1988 Eriksson was appointed to the chair of the World Customs Organization. Eriksson served as the National Police Commissioner from 1988 to 1996 and chairman of the National Society for Road Safety from 1993. Eriksson was also vice president of Interpol from 1992 to 1994 and president from 1994 to 1996, after which he was appointed its first honorary president; he retains that title today. In 1996, Eriksson published Björnkramar with anecdotes from his time with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol).