Ann Linde

Ann Christin Linde (born 4 December 1961) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party[1] who has been serving as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Stefan Löfven since 10 September 2019.[2]

Not to be confused with Anna Lindh.
Ann Linde
Ann Linde in September 2016
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
10 September 2019
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Preceded byMargot Wallström
Minister for Nordic Cooperation
In office
21 January 2019 – 10 September 2019
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Preceded byMargot Wallström
Succeeded byAnna Hallberg
Minister for Foreign Trade
In office
25 May 2016 – 10 September 2019
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Preceded byMikael Damberg
Succeeded byAnna Hallberg
Minister for EU Affairs
In office
25 May 2016 – 21 January 2019
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Preceded byBirgitta Ohlsson (2010-14)
Succeeded byHans Dahlgren
Personal details
Born
Ann Christin Linde

(1961-12-04) 4 December 1961
Helsingborg, Sweden
NationalitySweden
Political partySwedish Social Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Mats Eriksson (1989-present)
Children2
OccupationPolitician

Linde previously served as Minister for Foreign Trade and Minister for Nordic Cooperation.[3] Before that she was the Minister for European Union Affairs and Trade for Löfven Cabinet since 25 May 2016.[4]

Political career

Throughout the 1990s, Linde worked in government offices, including the Ministry Secretary of Civil Affairs and the political advisor of the EU and Trade Minister Mats Hellström of Foreign Affairs and of Defense Minister Björn von Sydow on Ministry of Defense.[5]

Linde served as State Secretary for the Ministry of Home Affairs.[6] She worked as Secretary of State with the Interior Minister Anders Ygeman at the Ministry of Justice. Linde was between 2013–2014, the head of the International Department of the European Socialist Party in Brussels, an umbrella organization for all social-democratic parties in the EU. She has previously been an international secretary at the Social Democratic Party in Sweden from 2000 to 2013. During the same period she was on the board of Olof Palmes International Center, the last time as vice-chairman.

Under Linde’s leadership, Sweden’s government decided in March 2020 to send a rapid reaction force of up to 150 troops and helicopters to Mali to join French-led Takuba task force in fighting militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State in the Sahel region of North Africa.[7]

Controversy

Linde attracted criticism for wearing an islamic headscarf during a visit by a government delegation to Tehran in 2017 when she met president Hassan Rouhani.[8][9]

Being State Secretary at the Ministry of Justice, Linde was one of the first politicians in the Government Offices who received information from the Security Department that, due to purchases the Transport Agency made available confidential information for foreign collaborators who were not security-checked. When it came to the media in the summer of 2017, it led to rigid criticism from the conservative opposition and the Swedish Democrats, as well as to new tasks and disclosures, finally a government construction.[10].

Personal life

Since 1989, Linde has been married to Mats Eriksson.[11] She has two children.[11]

gollark: But that would damage SCP-2000.
gollark: I tried telling my local political representative that I disagreed with their policy (on something else) once. It didn't do much.
gollark: The void-yelling, I mean.
gollark: It *is* inevitable.
gollark: Huh. Wow.

References
  1. Swedish trade minister Linde shifting to Foreign affairs Yahoo News Retrieved 11 September 2019
  2. "Swedish PM appoints trade minister Linde as new foreign minister". CNA. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  3. Eklundh, Johanna. ""En av de svagaste regeringarna sedan efterkrigstiden"". SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 22 May 2020
  4. "Ann Linde, S, är ny EU- och handelsminister". Dagens Nyheter. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  5. Swedish trade minister Ann Linde to become new Foreign minister Euronews Retrieved 11 September 2019
  6. "Statssekreterare blir EU-minister". VLT. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  7. Simon Johnson (March 16, 2020), Sweden says to send up to 150 special forces troops to Mali Reuters Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. Sweden defends officials wearing headscarves in Iran BBC News, Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  9. "Svenska ministern bar slöja i Iran – väcker debatt". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  10. "Transport Agency's IT business: This has happened". Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  11. "The 1st Politician of the Year". Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
Political offices
Vacant
Title last held by
Birgitta Ohlsson		 Minister for European Union Affairs
2016–2019		 Succeeded by
Hans Dahlgren
Preceded by
Mikael Damberg		 Minister for Foreign Trade
2016–2019		 Succeeded by
Anna Hallberg
Preceded by
Margot Wallström		 Minister for Nordic Cooperation
2019
Minister for Foreign Affairs
2019–		 Incumbent
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