| Ewa Björling | |
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| Minister for Trade | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
| Preceded by | Sten Tolgfors |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1961 |
| Political party | Moderate Party |
| Alma mater | Karolinska Institutet |
| Occupation | Physician |
Ewa Helena Björling (born 3 May 1961) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party, currently serving as Minister for Trade in the Swedish government.
Ewa Björling is a dentist, Doctor of Medicine and a docent in virology. Prior to her election to the Swedish parliament in 2002, she worked as a lecturer at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm. She was also a member of the municipal council in Ekerö Municipality from 1999 to 2006, and served as its chairman from 2005 to 2006. She was elected a Member of Parliament in 2002 and served in the parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. She was also a substitute in the Committee on the Constitution, the Committee on Education and the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs.
She was a member of the board of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency from 2003 to 2007. She was also chairman of the Swedish National Council for Coordination of Efforts Against HIV/AIDS in 2007, and Europe's representative in the Inter-Parliamentary Union's working group on HIV/AIDS.
In 2006 Björling was awarded with the "Jerusalem Prize" from the Zionist Federation in Sweden.[1] The award is given to persons who has shown "extraordinary support for Israel, Jerusalem and Zionism".[1]
Björling has promoted the use of contraception in Malta, a country which maintains solid links to the Roman Catholic Church.[2]
Ewa Björling is married and has two children. She lives on the island of Ekerö west of Stockholm.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sten Tolgfors |
Minister for Trade 2007–present |
Incumbent |
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