Karin Karlsbro

Karin Sonja Charlotta Karlsbro (born 23 September 1970)[1] is a Swedish politician of the Liberals.

Karin Karlsbro
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
2 July 2019
ConstituencySweden
Chairman of the Liberal Youth of Sweden
In office
1995–1997
Preceded byFredrik Malmberg
Succeeded byErik Ullenhag
Personal details
Born
Karin Sonja Charlotta Karlsbro

(1970-09-23) 23 September 1970
Roslags-Bro, Sweden

Education

Karlsbro holds a law degree from Stockholm University and has studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Career

Karlsbro served as the chairman of the Liberal Youth of Sweden between 1995 and 1997.[2] Between 2000 and 2006, she was the administrative director at the Parliament Office of the Liberal People's Party (now the Liberals). From 2006 to 2010, she worked as the chief of staff for Nyamko Sabuni, then Sweden's Minister for Integration and Gender Equality.

Karlsbro has held a number of political offices in Stockholm and most recently she has served as the group leader in Norrtälje between 2014 and 2018.

She served a Deputy Cabinet Member of the Riksdag between 29 September 2014 until 3 October 2014 and is the number one Deputy Member for the Liberals. Since Februari 2012 she has been the president for the network Green Liberals.[3]

In her professional life, Karlsbro has worked as a consultant in her own company and as a sustainability expert at the PR firm Grayling[4] ans is since September 2015 Chief Sustainability Officer at Fastighetsägarna Stockholm.[4]

Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present

On 29 Mars 2019 was Karlsbro named the Liberal's top candidate for the 2019 European Parliament election.[5] She replaced Cecilia Wikström as the first name on the electoral list. Since becoming a Member of the European Parliament, she has been serving on the Committee on International Trade. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.[6]

Personal life

Karlsbro currently lives in Stockholm with her husband Henrik Isakson and their three daughters.[7]

References
  1. Sveriges befolkning 1970: Karlsbro, Karin Sonja Charlotta
  2. Manell, Johan (29 March 2019). "Karlsbro nytt toppnamn för L" [Karlsbro new top name for L]. Altinget (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. "Karin Karlsbros nyhetsbrev" [Karin Karlsbro's newsletter] (in Swedish). Gröna Liberaler. 5 March 2012. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. "Karin Karlsbro ny hållbarhetschef hos Fastighetsägarna Stockholm" (Press release) (in Swedish). Fastighetsägarna Stockholm. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  5. "Karin Karlsbro vald till toppkandidat till EU-valet" [Karin Karlsbro elected top candidate for the EU election] (Press release) (in Swedish). Liberalerna. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  6. Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
  7. "Det här är jag" [This is me]. karlsbro.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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