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Elisabeth Svantesson

Elisabeth Svantesson
Svantesson in 2023
Minister for Finance
Assumed office
18 October 2022
Prime MinisterUlf Kristersson
Preceded byMikael Damberg
Minister for Employment
In office
17 September 2013 – 3 October 2014
Prime MinisterFredrik Reinfeldt
Preceded byHillevi Engström
Succeeded byYlva Johansson
Member of the Riksdag
Assumed office
2 October 2006
ConstituencyÖrebro County
Personal details
Born
Karin Elisabeth Lundin

(1967-10-26) 26 October 1967 (age 57)
Lycksele, Sweden
Political partyModerate Party
Alma materÖrebro University
ProfessionUniversity teacher, economist

Karin Elisabeth Svantesson (née Lundin; born 26 October 1967) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She has served as Minister for Finance in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since October 2022[1] and has served as first deputy leader of the party since 2019.

Svantesson previously served as Minister for Employment from 2013 to 2014.[2] She has been a Member of the Riksdag since 2006, representing Örebro County.

  1. ^ "Sweden's new Government". Government of Sweden. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Svantesson becomes new Minister for Employment". Dagens Nyheter. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.

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