Jessika Roswall
Minister for European Union Affairs
Minister for Nordic Cooperation
Assumed office
18 October 2022
Prime MinisterUlf Kristersson
Preceded byHans Dahlgren (European Union Affairs)
Anna Hallberg (Nordic Cooperation)
Member of the Riksdag
Assumed office
4 October 2010
ConstituencyUppsala County
Personal details
Born (1972-12-18) 18 December 1972 (age 51)
Uppsala, Sweden
Political partyModerate Party
Alma materUppsala University
Stockholm University

Jessika Roswall (née Jessika Vilhelmsson; born 18 December 1972)[1] is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She has served as Minister for European Union Affairs[2] and Minister for Nordic Cooperation in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since 2022 and has been Member of the Riksdag since the 2010 general election, representing Uppsala County.[3][4]

Early life and education

Roswall is the daughter of the lawyer Anders Roswall; her mother is a teacher. She graduated from the high school in 1991. She studied history at Stockholm University in 1995–1997, and then moved to Uppsala to study the law at Uppsala University. She graduated in law (LLM) in 2002.[5]

Early career

After graduation, Roswall started working as a paralegal at the law firm Wigert & Placht. She then became a lawyer, specializing in criminal and family law.[6][7]  

Political career

At the same time, Roswall was a deputy of the municipal council in Enköping.[8]

In the 2010 parliamentary election, Roswall was elected as a member of parliament for the Moderate Party. As a newly appointed member of parliament, she became a member of the tax committee. Since 2011, she has been a member of the Civil Affairs Committee, where she works with consumer policy issues, among other things. Since 2015, she has also been a member of the Swedish Consumer Agency 's transparency council.[9] She became her party’s spokesperson on EU relations in 2019.[10] 

Since October 18, 2022, Roswall has been serving as Minister for EU Affairs and for Nordic Cooperation in the Kristersson Cabinet.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Jessika Roswall". Riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Sweden's new Government". Government of Sweden. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Jessika Roswall". Moderate Party (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. ^ "List of members elected to the Riksdag in 2014" (PDF). Altinget (in Swedish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. ^ Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Jessika Roswall (M) - Riksdagen". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Advokaten - Månadens advokat Jessika Vilhelmsson: "Det var medvetet att inte hamna i justitieutskottet"". www.advokaten.se. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Ceders Advokatbyrå". ceders.nu. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  8. ^ Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Jessika Roswall (M) - Riksdagen". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  9. ^ Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Jessika Roswall (M) - Riksdagen". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  10. ^ Clothilde Goujard (28 December 2022), Swedish presidency of the EU: The Swedes Europe needs to know Politico Europe.
  11. ^ Nyheter, S. V. T. (11 August 2022). "Sverige får en ny regering". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
Political offices Preceded byHans Dahlgren Minister for European Union Affairs 2022– Incumbent Preceded byAnna Hallberg Minister for Nordic Cooperation 2022– Incumbent
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