Anna Ekström

Anna Elsa Gunilla Ekström, née Jonsson (born 23 June 1959), is a Swedish Social Democrat politician who served as Minister for Education from January 2019 to October 2022. She previously served as the Minister for Upper Secondary School, Adult Education and Training from 2016 to 2019[1] and as director-general of the National Agency for Education from 2011 to 2016.

Anna Ekström
Minister for Education
In office
21 January 2019  18 October 2022
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Magdalena Andersson
Preceded byGustav Fridolin
Succeeded byMats Persson
Minister for Upper Secondary School, Adult Education and Training
In office
13 September 2016  21 January 2019
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Preceded byAida Hadzialic
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born (1959-06-23) 23 June 1959
Mora, Sweden
Political partySocial Democrats
SpouseLars Ekström
Children2
Alma materStockholm University
OccupationJurist, politician

In 2015, she, along with Göran Hägglund, participated in the SVT show På spåret; they placed second overall.[2]

She is the daughter of former Prosecutor-General of Sweden (1989–1994) Torsten Jonsson and his wife Birgitta Jonsson (born Gyllenhammar), a cousin of Swedish businessman Pehr G. Gyllenhammar. Her brother is former Liberal Party state secretary Håkan Jonsson.

References

  1. Radio, Sveriges. "Education chief appointed new government minister - Radio Sweden". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. "Göran Hägglund i På spåret". Göteborgsposten. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

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