Annie Johansson
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Annie Marie Therése Lööf (born Johansson, 16 July 1983, Maramö, Värnamo Municipality
, Småland
) is a Swedish
law graduate and Centre Party
politician
. She has been a member of the Riksdag
since 2006. On 31 August 2011 she was put forward as the next party chairman of the Centre Party, and on 23 September 2011 she was elected. As of 29 September 2011, she is Minister for Enterprise and Regional Affairs.
in politics, and at the end of 2001, she joined the Centre Party. During the 2002 election
, she was employed as an election-agent for the Centre Party Youth in Jönköping County
and was the same year awarded the Dag Hammarskjöld Award for her commitment to international environmental issues and peace. After the election, she enrolled to study law at Lund University
and graduated in August 2011 with a law degree.
In the parliamentary election in 2006, she was elected a member of parliament and for the parliamentary period of 2006-2010, she was Sweden's youngest member of parliament
.
In January 2007 Lööf, along with her colleague Fredrick Federley
, initiated the Liberal Group, a network of liberal-minded people inside and outside parliament. She has also been the deputy chairman of the Centre Party Youth. For several years, she served on the board of the Nordic Centre Youth Federation, Scandinavia's second largest youth organization.
In 2008, Lööf was awarded the "Young European Leadership Program"-grant from the United States Embassy.
Värnamo Municipality
Värnamo Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County in southern Sweden, where the town Värnamo is seat.The municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Värnamo was amalgamated with the surrounding rural municipalities to form an entity of unitary type...
, Småland
Småland
' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages...
) is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
law graduate and Centre Party
Centre Party (Sweden)
The Centre Party is a centrist political party in Sweden. The party maintains close ties to rural Sweden and describes itself as "a green social liberal party". The ideology is sometimes called agrarian, but in a European context, the Centre Party can perhaps best be characterized as social...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. She has been a member of the Riksdag
Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
since 2006. On 31 August 2011 she was put forward as the next party chairman of the Centre Party, and on 23 September 2011 she was elected. As of 29 September 2011, she is Minister for Enterprise and Regional Affairs.
Biography
Annie Lööf was born and raised in Maramö outside Värnamo. She still lives in Värnamo. During her last year at Finnvedens Secondary School in Värnamo, where she studied social sciences, she developed an interest inin politics, and at the end of 2001, she joined the Centre Party. During the 2002 election
Swedish general election, 2002
The Swedish general election of 2002 was held on Sunday 15 September to elect the 349 members to the Parliament of Sweden. This election was hels along with other elections in Sweden to the Municipalities and the County Councils. 5,385,430 of the 6,722,152 eligible to vote voted in this election .-...
, she was employed as an election-agent for the Centre Party Youth in Jönköping County
Jönköping County
Jönköping County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The capital is Jönköping.- Provinces :...
and was the same year awarded the Dag Hammarskjöld Award for her commitment to international environmental issues and peace. After the election, she enrolled to study law at Lund University
Lund University
Lund University , located in the city of Lund in the province of Scania, Sweden, is one of northern Europe's most prestigious universities and one of Scandinavia's largest institutions for education and research, frequently ranked among the world's top 100 universities...
and graduated in August 2011 with a law degree.
In the parliamentary election in 2006, she was elected a member of parliament and for the parliamentary period of 2006-2010, she was Sweden's youngest member of parliament
Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
.
In January 2007 Lööf, along with her colleague Fredrick Federley
Fredrick Federley
Bengt Fredrick Federley is a Swedish Centre Party politician, member of the Parliament of Sweden since 2006.- Youth and education :...
, initiated the Liberal Group, a network of liberal-minded people inside and outside parliament. She has also been the deputy chairman of the Centre Party Youth. For several years, she served on the board of the Nordic Centre Youth Federation, Scandinavia's second largest youth organization.
In 2008, Lööf was awarded the "Young European Leadership Program"-grant from the United States Embassy.
External links
- Annie Lööf (Cen) at the RiksdagParliament of SwedenThe Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
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