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Maria Malmer Stenergard
Malmer Stenergard in 2023
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 September 2024
Prime MinisterUlf Kristersson
Preceded byTobias Billström
Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy
In office
18 October 2022 – 10 September 2024
Prime MinisterUlf Kristersson
Preceded byAnders Ygeman
Succeeded byJohan Forssell
Member of the Riksdag for Skåne Northern and Eastern
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 September 2014
Personal details
Born (1981-03-23) 23 March 1981 (age 43)
Kristianstad, Sweden
Political partyModerate Party
Alma materLund University (BA, LLM)

Eva Maria Louise Malmer Stenergard (born 23 March 1981) is a Swedish politician and jurist.[1] Since September 2024, she is the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Kristersson cabinet, having previously served as Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy from 2022 to 2024.[2][3] She has also been a Member of the Riksdag since 2014.[4]

Ministerial career

Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy (2022–2024)

On 18 October 2022, Stenergard was appointed Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson. This role was seen as critical since migration was one of the key areas the new government was set to focus on.[5]

In 2024, Stenergard announced that Sweden during that year had seen the lowest number of immigrants since 1997, and had for the first time in 50 years had more people migrating from Sweden than immigrating to Sweden. This was in line with the governments policy which she had implemented.[6]

Minister for Foreign Affairs (2024–present)

On 10 September 2024, prime minister Ulf Kristersson reshuffled his cabinet. During this reshuffle Stenergard was made Minister for Foreign Affairs succeeding Tobias Billström who had recently resigned.[7] During a press conference later the same day she said she would pursue a foreign policy that prioritized Sweden.[8]

Later, in October, while watching a debate regarding Sweden stance on Israel and the Palestinian West Bank unfold in the Riksdag chamber three Palestine activists threw onions and tomatoes towards her from the Public Gallery. Stenergard retreated from the chamber following the event. The three activist, 1 man and 2 women, who had smuggled the objects in through the security controls by hiding them in their clothes were quickly apprehended by security and removed from the perimeters of the Riksdag. Stenergard called the event an attack on basic democratic values, a sentiment echoed by Speaker Andreas Norlén.[9][10]

List of international trips made by Maria Malmer Stenergard

Since becoming Minister for Foreign Affairs, Malmer Stenergard has made a number of international trips.

List of international trips
Country Location(s) Dates Source
2024
 Finland Helsinki 13 September 2024 [11]
 United States New York City (79th United Nations General Assembly) 22–27 September 2024 [12]
 Canada Iqaluit 28–29 September 2024 [13][14]

References

  1. ^ CV Maria Malmer Stenergard Archived 19 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19/4/2023.
  2. ^ Sweden, Radio (18 October 2022). Ulf Kristersson names ministers in his three-party government. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022 – via Sveriges Radio.
  3. ^ "Swedish PM announces new foreign, migration and EU ministers in reshuffle". The Local. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Sweden's new Government". Government of Sweden. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Här är den nya regeringens ministrar". SVT Nyheter. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  6. ^ Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (8 August 2024). "Fler utvandrar än invandrar till Sverige för första gången på över 50 år". Regeringskansliet. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  7. ^ Nyheter, S. V. T. (10 September 2024). "Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) blir ny utrikesminister". Retrieved 11 September 2024 – via SVT Nyheter.
  8. ^ Sweden appoints new foreign minister with focus on supporting Ukraine Retrieved 11 September 2024. Reuters.
  9. ^ "Ministern flydde tomatattack – tre släppta". Aftonbladet. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  10. ^ Nyheter, S. V. T. (3 October 2024). "Debatt i riksdagen avbruten – påse kastades mot utrikesministern". Retrieved 4 October 2024 – via SVT Nyheter.
  11. ^ Regeringen och Regeringskansliet (12 September 2024). "Utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard besöker Helsingfors för möte med utrikesminister Elina Valtonen". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  12. ^ Regeringen och Regeringskansliet (20 September 2024). "Regeringen deltar vid FN:s generalförsamlings öppnande i New York". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  13. ^ Regeringen och Regeringskansliet (27 September 2024). "Utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard deltar i strategisk dialog mellan Kanada och Norden". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  14. ^ Canada, Global Affairs (27 September 2024). "Minister Joly to host Nordic counterparts in New York and Iqaluit". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 13 October 2024.


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