President of Vårdförbundet; Sweden

Mrs Sineva Ribeiro has a BSc in Nursing and is a specialist in colorectal surgery. At the Sahlgrenska University Hospital she was very respected and appreciated and before she became involved full time in the role of elected representative for the trade union, she initiated and developed the pre-operational unit at the same clinic. She was re-elected president of Vårdförbundet (The Swedish Association of Health Professionals) in May 2022. She has a burning interest in leadership issues and has studied leadership on different perspectives during the time she was chair of the local branch of Gothenburg region, the largest local branch in Sweden. She has studied both at the University Hospital and at Chalmers University of Technology.