Magdalena Andersson (Moderate)
Swedish politician (born 1954)
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Winnie Ester "Magdalena" Andersson (born 9 March 1954) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She was a member of the Riksdag from 2003 until 2012, representing Jönköping County, and later governor of Västerbotten County from November 2012 to March 2020.[1]
Stefan Löfven
Magdalena Andersson | |
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Andersson during the inauguration of the expanded Björnlandet National Park | |
| Governor of Västerbotten County | |
| In office 1 November 2012 – 31 March 2020 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt Stefan Löfven |
| Preceded by | Chris Heister |
| Succeeded by | Helene Hellmark Knutsson |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| In office 1 January 2003 – 30 October 2012 | |
| Constituency | Jönköping County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1954 Uddeholm, Värmland County, Sweden |
| Party | Moderate |
Parliamentary activity
In the Riksdag, Andersson was a member of the social affairs committee 2004–2010 and the civil affairs committee 2010–2012. She was a member of the War Delegation 2006–2012, the Riksdag board 2008–2012 and the Riksdag election committee 2010–2012. Andersson was also a deputy in the Riksdag Board of Directors, the Labor Market Committee, the Housing Committee, the EU Committee, the Social Insurance Committee and the Social Affairs Committee, as well as a deputy in the combined Justice and Social Affairs Committee and the combined Foreign Affairs and Social Affairs Committee.[2]
