Elisabeth Svantesson | |
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.jpg) Svantesson in 2023 | |
| Minister for Finance | |
| Assumed office 18 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Ulf Kristersson |
| Preceded by | Mikael Damberg |
| Minister for Employment | |
| In office 17 September 2013 – 3 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
| Preceded by | Hillevi Engström |
| Succeeded by | Ylva Johansson |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| Assumed office 2 October 2006 | |
| Constituency | Örebro County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karin Elisabeth Lundin (1967-10-26)26 October 1967 (age 58) Lycksele, Sweden |
| Political party | Moderate Party |
| Alma mater | Örebro University |
| Profession | University teacher, economist |
Karin Elisabeth Svantesson (née Lundin; born 26 October 1967) is a Swedish politician of theModerate Party. She has served asMinister for Finance in thecabinet of Ulf Kristersson since October 2022[1] and has served as first deputy leader of the party since 2019.
Svantesson previously served asMinister for Employment from 2013 to 2014.[2] She has been aMember of the Riksdag since 2006, representingÖrebro County.
Svantesson studied economics atÖrebro University between 1987 and 1991. Prior to being elected to theSwedish Riksdag, she was auniversity teacher anddoctoral student.[3] She holds aneconomics licentiate from 2006.
Svantesson was elected to theSwedish Riksdag in the2006 general election. In the Riksdag, she became an ordinary member of theLabour Market Committee and a deputy member of theEnterprise Committee. In October 2009 she also became deputy member of theFinance Committee and in November 2009 she became an ordinarymember of the board of theSwedish National Audit Office. She retained her seat in the2010 general election and from 2010 she was an ordinary member of theFinance Committee until 2012 when she became chairman of theLabour Market Committee.
On 17 September 2013, she was appointedMinister for Employment by Prime MinisterFredrik Reinfeldt.
Followingdefeat in 2014, she returned to theRiksdag where she became deputy chair of the Committee on Social Insurance. On 11 December 2014, Svantesson was appointed spokesperson for employment policies of theModerate Party and deputy chair of the Committee on Employment.[4] On 17 December 2014, she was nominated to become second deputy leader of theModerate Party and she was elected to the position on 10 January 2015.
In October 2019, Svantesson was elected first deputy leader of the Moderate Party.
Since 18 October 2022, she is the Minister of Finance in theUlf Kristersson Cabinet.[5] In November she presented the governments first budget bill, which included financial assistance to home owners and corporations to combat the housing crisis, increased police and migration spending, and a focus on renewable and nuclear energy.[6][7]
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Svantesson is married, has three sons, and lives inÖrebro,Örebro County.[14]
Earlier in her life she was a member of theLivets Ord, the largest parish within the SwedishWord of Faith Movement and as her father was a pastor, she also attended Odenslundskyrkan, a local church ofEqumeniakyrkan, whereas he served at the time she lived inÖstersund. She has also been a member of the anti-abortion movementJa till livet [sv]. When she became Minister for Employment, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt stressed that her previous religious choices had nothing to do with her new job.[15]
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Second Deputy Leader of the Moderate Party 2015–2019 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Spokesperson for theModerate Party's economical policy 2017–present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by | First Deputy Leader of the Moderate Party 2019–present | |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Minister for Employment 2013–2014 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for Finance 2022–present | Incumbent |