Nyamko Sabuni
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| In office October 6, 2006 – incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Jens Orback |
| Succeeded by | incumbent |
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| Born | March 31, 1969 (age 37) Bujumbura, Burundi |
| Political party | Liberal People's Party |
| Occupation | Minister |
| Website | www.folkpartiet.se/sabuni |
Nyamko Ana Sabuni (born 31 March 1969) is the Swedish Minister for Integration and Gender Equality. A member of the Liberal People's Party, Sabuni has been a member of the Riksdag (Parliament) since 2002 and a member of the party board since 2004.
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[edit] Personal life
Nyamko Sabuni was born in Bujumbura in Burundi where her father, a left-wing politician from Zaire, lived in exile. The family obtained political asylum in Sweden in 1981 and Sabuni grew up in Kungsängen, north of Stockholm. She studied law at Uppsala University, migration policy at Mälardalen University in Eskilstuna, and information and media communications at Berghs School of Communication in Stockholm.
Sabuni's mother is Muslim and her father Christian.[1] She is non-religious.
[edit] Political career
Sabuni was a member of board of the Liberal Youth of Sweden from 1996 to 1998. She has cited the murder of the Ivorian refugee Gerard Gbeyo by a Swedish skinhead in the town of Klippan in 1995 as one of the reasons she became involved in politics.[1]
In a July 17, 2006, opinion letter published in the Swedish newspaper Expressen, Sabuni called for mandatory gynecological examinations of all schoolgirls in order to prevent genital mutilation (also known as female circumcision).[2] She has also advocated the inclusion of honor killings as an independent category within the Swedish criminal code.[3]
On 6 October 2006, the new Swedish coalition government which emerged from the election announced Sabuni's appointment as the new Minister for Integration and Gender Equality issues.[3] She is the first person of African descent to be appointed as Minister in a Swedish government.[1][3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Dotter till vänsterman skarp röst i folkpartiet (Swedish), Dagens Nyheter, January 7, 2004.
- ^ 'Check all schoolgirls for circumcision' (English), The Local, July 17, 2006.
- ^ a b c Youth and diversity sets new government apart (English), The Local, October 6, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Nyamko Sabuni at the Government Offices of Sweden (English)
- Nyamko Sabuni at the Liberal People's Party (Swedish)
- Nyamko Sabuni at the Riksdag (Swedish)
| Preceded by Jens Orback |
Minister for Integration and Gender Equality 2006 – present |
Incumbent |
| Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt |
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| Reinfeldt • Malmström • Ask • Billström • Bildt • Tolgfors • Carlsson • Odenberg • Hägglund • Larsson • Husmark Pehrsson • Borg • Odell • Leijonborg • Björklund • Adelsohn Liljeroth • Erlandsson • Carlgren • Olofsson • Torstensson • Littorin • Sabuni |
