Magdalena Andersson
Prime Minister of Sweden from 2021 to 2022, Swedish politician and economist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eva Magdalena Andersson (born 23 January 1967) is a Swedish politician for the Social Democratic Party.[1]
Quick Facts Prime Minister of Sweden, Monarch ...
Magdalena Andersson | |
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Prime Minister of Sweden | |
In office 30 November 2021 – 18 October 2022 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Deputy | Morgan Johansson |
Preceded by | Stefan Löfven |
Succeeded by | Ulf Kristersson |
Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
Assumed office 4 November 2021 | |
Secretary General | Tobias Baudin |
Preceded by | Stefan Löfven |
Leader of the Opposition | |
Assumed office 18 October 2022 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Prime Minister | Ulf Kristersson |
Preceded by | Ulf Kristersson |
Minister for Finance | |
In office 3 October 2014 – 30 November 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
Preceded by | Anders Borg |
Succeeded by | Mikael Damberg |
Chair of the International Monetary and Financial Committee | |
In office 17 December 2020 – 3 January 2022 | |
Managing Director | Kristalina Georgieva |
Preceded by | Lesetja Kganyago |
Succeeded by | Nadia Calviño |
Member of the Riksdag | |
Assumed office 29 September 2014 | |
Constituency | Stockholm County |
Personal details | |
Born | Eva Magdalena Andersson (1967-01-23) 23 January 1967 (age 57) Uppsala, Sweden |
Political party | Social Democrats |
Spouse(s) |
Richard Friberg (m. 1997) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Stockholm School of Economics |
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In November 2021, she was appointed First Secretary of the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, making her the second woman to lead the party. On 24 November 2021, the Swedish Parliament elected her as Prime Minister of Sweden. She assumed office on 30 November 2021.[2] In May 2022, Andersson started the process for Sweden to join NATO.[3]
After her left-wing coalition lost its majority in the 2022 election, Andersson announced her resignation as prime minister.[4] She was replaced by Ulf Kristersson on 18 October.