Birgitta Ed

Ed worked as a political advisor in the government office (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Sweden) from 1991 to 1994, during Prime Minister Carl Bildt's tenure in office. In 1994, Ed co-founded the PR agency Sagt:Gjort, which through a merger in 2000 became the PR agency Springtime, where Ed was CEO from 2000–2001.^[4] Ed was CEO of Stiftelsen Sverige i Europa, leading the yes side during the 2003 Swedish euro referendum campaign.^[5]

Ed was involved, along with her agency Springtime, in the Swedish exhibition at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai from 2009 to 2010.^[6] She later co-founded a business development agency Six Year Plan AB, where she was a senior adviser and co-owner.^[7]

In 2018, she began studying theology at the University College Stockholm with the aim of becoming a priest.^[3] She was ordained a priest on 22 January 2023 for the Diocese of Strängnäs in the Church of Sweden by bishop Johan Dalman in Strängnäs Cathedral.^[1]

She has been married to Ulf Kristersson since 1991, and they have three adopted daughters from China.^[8]