Kristina Persson

Inger Kristina Persson, (born 16 April 1945) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats.[1] She served as Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Minister for Strategic Development, under Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, from October 2014 to May 2016.[1]

For the Swedish Olympic archer, see Kristina Persson-Nordlander.
Kristina Persson
Minister for Nordic Cooperation
In office
3 October 2014 – 25 May 2016
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Preceded byEwa Björling
Succeeded byMargot Wallström
Minister for Strategic Development
In office
3 October 2014 – 25 May 2016
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born (1945-04-16) 16 April 1945
Östersund, Sweden
Political partySocial Democrats
OccupationEconomist

Career

Persson started her career in the Ministry of Finance in 1971, moved to the Secretariat for Future Studies and then spent the 1980s in the trade union movement — first at the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO), then at the LO-TCO Secretariat of International Trade Union Development, later at the Confederation of Nordic Trade Unions (NFS) secretariat, and finally at the white collar union TCO. During the 1990s, she was an MP and then an MEP, before becoming a county governor and deputy governor of the Swedish central bank. From 2007 she led the think tank Global Challenge, which she had founded herself. [2]

Other activities

References
  1. "Jämtlands förre landshövding Kristina Persson blir ny minister". Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. "Minister for Strategic Development Kristina Persson: make the Arctic "green" — Nordic Labour Journal". Nordiclabourjournal.org. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  3. Strategic Council European Policy Centre (EPC).

Media related to Kristina Persson at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.