| Barbro Sundback | |
| Office1: | Speaker of the Parliament of Åland |
| Term Start1: | 1 November 2005 |
| Term End1: | 31 October 2007 |
| Predecessor1: | Viveka Eriksson |
| Successor1: | Gunnar Jansson |
| Office2: | First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Åland |
| Term Start2: | 1 November 2003 |
| Term End2: | 31 October 2005 |
| Predecessor2: | Christer Jansson |
| Successor2: | Viveka Eriksson |
| Office3: | Member of the Parliament of Åland |
| Term Start3: | 1 November 1979 |
| Term End3: | 31 October 2015 |
| Birth Date: | 22 December 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Vaasa, Finland |
| Party: | Social Democrats |
| Residence: | Mariehamn |
Barbro Carol Sundback (born 22 December 1945) is an Ålandic psychologist, politician and former member of the Parliament of Åland, the regional legislature of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. A social democrat, she was a member of the legislature from November 1979 to October 2015.[1] She was also First Deputy Speaker from November 2003 and October 2005 and Speaker from November 2005 and October 2007.[1]
Sundback was born on 22 December 1945 in Vaasa.[2] She is the daughter of Holger and Isabel Sundback.[3] She moved to Mariehamn in 1958.[3] [4] She has a Master of Science degree in political science specialising in psychology (1972).[4]
Sundback founded the Åland Islands Peace Institute in 1992 and served as its director/chairman of the board of directors 1992 to 2017.[2] [4] [5] She is currently honorary chair of the institute.[4] [5]
Sundback was chairman of the Åland Social Democrats.[2] She has been a member of the municipal council in Mariehamn since 1979.[4] She is involved in numerous non-profit groups including the Åland branch of Emmaus, Cultural Association Katrina, Kvinnfolk folk music group and Feminist Academy in Åland.[4] [6] She took part in the Nordic women's peace marches in 1981, 1982 and 1983.[4]
| Constituency | scope=col colspan="2" | Party | scope=col | Votes | scope=col | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Finnish parliamentary[7] | Not elected | |||||
| Not elected | ||||||
| 1999 Ålandic legislative[8] | Elected | |||||
| 1999 municipal[9] | Elected | |||||
| Not elected | ||||||
| 2003 Ålandic legislative[10] | Elected | |||||
| 2003 municipal[11] | Elected | |||||
| Not elected | ||||||
| 2007 Ålandic legislative[12] | Elected | |||||
| 2007 municipal[13] | Elected | |||||
| 2011 Ålandic legislative[14] | Elected | |||||
| 2011 municipal[15] | Elected | |||||
| 2015 Ålandic legislative[16] | Not elected | |||||
| 2015 municipal[17] | Elected | |||||
| 2019 municipal[18] | Elected |