Åsa Romson
| Åsa Romson | |
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| Minister for the Environment | |
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In office 3 October 2014 – 25 May 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
| Preceded by | Lena Ek |
| Succeeded by | Karolina Skog |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden | |
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In office 3 October 2014 – 25 May 2016 Serving with Margot Wallström (Acting) | |
| Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
| Preceded by | Jan Björklund |
| Succeeded by | Isabella Lövin |
| Spokesperson of the Green Party | |
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In office 21 May 2011 – 13 May 2016 Serving with Gustav Fridolin | |
| Preceded by |
Maria Wetterstrand Peter Eriksson |
| Succeeded by |
Isabella Lövin Gustav Fridolin |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
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In office 25 May 2016 – 14 July 2017 | |
| Constituency | Stockholm Municipality |
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In office 4 October 2010 – 3 October 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 March 1972 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Green Party |
| Alma mater | Stockholm University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Åsa Elisabeth Romson (born 22 March 1972) is a Swedish politician who was the Minister for the Environment and ceremonial Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden in the Swedish Government from 2014 to 2016. She is a member of the Green Party and served as one of its spokespersons along with Gustav Fridolin between 2011 and 2016.
In 2012, Romson completed a doctorate in environmental law at Stockholm University.[1]
Political career
In the late 1990s, she was a member of the Green Party and the Young Greens of Sweden. Between 2002 and 2010, she was a member of the city council in Stockholm.[2] Since the 2010 election she has been a spokesperson for environmental and climate policy. She has been a member of the Swedish parliament since the 2010 election.[2]
On 29 March 2011, she was nominated as one of the candidates[3] to be the Green Party's new spokesperson, together with Gustav Fridolin. They were elected on 21 May 2011.
She started serving as the Minister for the Environment and Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden in the Löfven Cabinet. Romson announced her intention in May 2016 to resign from the Government, following the Green Party's decision not to nominate her for the party leadership for another term.[4]
Controversies
In October 2014, Romson used an outlawed type of paint on the bottom of the ship she lives on. She claimed ignorance on both counts.[5]
On 19 April 2016, she described the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center as "olycka" (meaning "accident" or "disaster").[6][7][8] She explained that the disaster she was referring to in that context (the Swedish word "olycka" can mean accident or disaster) was that the topic of integration had become inflamed as a result of the attack.[9]
References
- ↑ Åsa Romson disputerar su.se Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 "Åsa Romson / Miljöpartiet de gröna".
- ↑ Söker ett intressant uppdrag asaromson.se
- ↑ Nyheter, SVT. "Romson avgår ur regeringen".
- ↑ "Åsa Romsons miss – det finns inget kryphål för bottenfärgen". Expressen. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
- ↑ "Sweden’s deputy PM describes 9/11 Twin Towers attack as ‘September 11 accidents’". Mail Online. 19 April 2016.
- ↑ Li, David K. "Swedish deputy PM calls 9/11 an ‘accident’". New York Post. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ↑ "Sweden's deputy leader defends 9/11 'accident' gaffe". www.thelocal.se. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
- ↑ Nyheter, SVT. "Romson: 11 september en ”olycka”".
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Peter Eriksson Maria Wetterstrand |
Spokesperson of the Green Party 2011–2016 Alongside: Gustav Fridolin |
Succeeded by Gustav Fridolin Isabella Lövin |
| Preceded by Jan Björklund |
Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden 2014–2016 Serving with: Margot Wallström (acting) |
Succeeded by Isabella Lövin |
| Preceded by Lena Ek |
Minister for the Environment 2014–2016 |
Succeeded by Karolina Skog |
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