Lena Hallengren
Lena Hallengren (born 25 December 1973) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician who since 21 January 2019 serves as Minister for Health and Social Affairs in the second Löfven Cabinet.[1]
Lena Hallengren | |
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 Lena Hallengren in 2011 | |
| Minister for Health and Social Affairs | |
| Assumed office 21 January 2019 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
| Preceded by | Annika Strandhäll |
| Minister for Children and the Elderly | |
| In office 8 March 2018 – 21 January 2019 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
| Preceded by | Åsa Regnér |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister for Gender Equality | |
| In office 8 March 2018 – 21 January 2019 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
| Preceded by | Åsa Regnér |
| Succeeded by | Åsa Lindhagen |
| Minister of Preschool Education, Adult Education and Youth | |
| In office 21 October 2002 – 6 October 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Göran Persson |
| Preceded by | Ingegerd Wärnersson |
| Succeeded by | Jan Björklund (Minister of Schools) |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| Assumed office 2 October 2006 | |
| Constituency | Kalmar County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1973 Kalmar, Sweden |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
Political career
In the government of Prime Minister Göran Persson, Hallengren served as Deputy Minister of Education, in charge of preschool education, youth affairs and adult learning, from 2002 to 2006.
Hallengren has been a member of the Riksdag since the 2006 elections. In that capacity, she served as member of the Member of the Committee on Environment and Agriculture (2006-2009) and later chaired the Committee on Transport and Communications (2009-2010) and the Committee on Education (2014–2018).
In March 2018, she became Minister for Children, the Elderly and Equality after her predecessor Åsa Regnér left the government for a post in the United Nations.[2] This was an office at the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in the first Löfven Cabinet. At the formation of the second cabinet under prime minister Stefan Löfven in January 2019, Hallengren was promoted to head of the same ministry.
Other activities
- Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, Member of the Board (since 2018)[3]
References
- Sweden’s new Government, press release 21-1-2019
- Lena Hallengren ny barn-, äldre- och jämställdhetsminister Regjeringen.se. Retrieved 8 March 2018
- Board Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.
External links
- Lena Hallengren at the Riksdag website
- Lena Hallengren at the website of the Swedish government
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ingegerd Wärnersson (as Minister for Schools) |
Deputy Minister for Education Minister for Preschools and Adult Education 2002–2006 |
Succeeded by Jan Björklund(as Minister for Schools) |
| Preceded by Britta Lejon |
Minister for the Youth 2002–2006 |
Succeeded by Nyamko Sabuni |
| Preceded by Åsa Regnér |
Minister for Children and the Elderly 2018–2019 |
Succeeded by Herself (as Minister for Health and Social Affairs) Åsa Lindhagen (as Minister for Children) |
| Minister for Gender Equality 2018–2019 |
Succeeded by Åsa Lindhagen | |
| Preceded by Annika Strandhäll |
Minister for Health and Social Affairs 2019–present |
Incumbent |