Ann Linde
Swedish politician (born 1961)
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- Ann Christin Linde (born 4 December 1961) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and Magdalena Andersson from 2019 to 2022.
- Before that, she was the Minister for European Union Affairs and Trade for the Löfven Cabinet from 25 May 2016.
- Linde worked as international secretary at the Social Democratic Party in Sweden from 2000 to 2013.
- From 2014 until 2016, Linde served as State Secretary for the Ministry of Justice In this capacity, she worked with Interior Minister Anders Ygeman.
Ann Christin Linde (born 4 December 1961) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and Magdalena Andersson from 2019 to 2022.
Linde previously served as Minister of Foreign Trade and Minister for Nordic Cooperation. Before that, she was the Minister for European Union Affairs and Trade for the Löfven Cabinet from 25 May 2016.
Political career
Throughout the 1990s, Linde worked in government offices, including as 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 Defence.
Linde worked as international secretary at the Social Democratic Party in Sweden from 2000 to 2013. From 2013 to 2014, she was the head of the International Department of the European Socialist Party (PES) in Brussels, an umbrella organization for all social-democratic parties in the EU.
From 2014 until 2016, Linde served as State Secretary for the Ministry of Justice In this capacity, she worked with Interior Minister Anders Ygeman.
Minister for Foreign Affairs (2019–2022)
Linde was appointed minister for foreign affairs following Margot Wallström's resignation on 10 September 2019.
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