Kerstin Lundgren
Kerstin Margareta Lundgren (born 1955) is a Swedish Centre Party politician. She has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002, taking up seat number 2 for Stockholm County's constituency.[1] Since the September 24, 2018, Speaker of the Riksdag election, Lundgren was elected as third deputy speaker and serving as the current Third Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag.[1] She is also a member of the AWEPA Governing Council.[2]
Kerstin Lundgren | |
|---|---|
 Kerstin Lundgren in October 2013 | |
| Third Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag | |
| Assumed office 24 September 2018 | |
| Speaker | Andreas Norlén |
| Preceded by | Esabelle Dingizian |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| Assumed office 2002 | |
| Constituency | Stockholm County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 January 1955 Sweden |
| Political party | Centre Party |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Political career
In the Swedish parliament, Lundgren has been serving on the Constitution Committee from 2002 to 2006, on Foreign Affairs since 2006.[1] She is also a member of the War-delegation since 2018.[1] She is currently the foreign policy spokesperson of the Centre Party.[3]
In addition to her role in parliament, Lundgren has been serving as a member of the Swedish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2007. As a member of the Centre Party, she is part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group. She is currently the vice-chairwoman of the Assembly's Sub-Committee on the Middle East and the Arab World; a member of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights; and a member of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee). Alongside Boris Tsilevitch of Latvia (2015-2017) and later Titus Corlățean of Romania (since 2018),[4] she serves as the Assembly's co-rapporteur on Georgia.[5] Prior to that mandate, she was the rapporteur on the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the Council of Europe.
In 2020, Lundgren joined the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China.[6]
References
- ”Kerstin Lundgren (C)”. Sveriges riksdag. 28 September 2020.
- "Governing Council". Archived from the original on 16 November 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- Henriette Jacobsen (October 31, 2014), After recognising Palestine, Swedish legislators spar EurActiv.
- Co-rapporteurs express deep concern at the death of a Georgian citizen in South Ossetia (Georgia) Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, press release of February 29, 2018.
- Georgia: co-rapporteurs welcome willingness to seek Venice Commission’s opinion on Constitutional Court amendments Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, press release of May 10, 2016.
- Members Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China.
External links
- Kerstin Lundgren at the Riksdag website