At 26, Romina Pourmokhtari becomes Sweden’s climate and environment minister, making her the country’s youngest cabinet member to date. The new conservative government leader Ulf Kristersson announced the staff on Tuesday at the presentation of his government team in the parliament in Stockholm.
Pourmokhtari has Iranian roots. Before that, she was president of the Young Liberals. She will leave this position in November.
23 ministers in office
In addition to Kristersson, the new cabinet consists of 23 ministers. Twelve of them belong to Kristersson’s conservative Moderaterna party, six to the Christian Democrats and five to the Liberals.
Veteran conservative politician Tobias Billström becomes Sweden’s new foreign minister. Ebba Busch, party leader of the Christian Democrats, will be the new Minister of Energy and Economy and Deputy Prime Minister. Liberal leader Johan Pehrson becomes Minister of Labor and Integration.
“Government for all”
In his government statement, Kristersson prepared parliament for difficult times given the many crises. “It is a serious situation that could get worse,” he said on Tuesday. His coalition of moderates, Christian Democrats and liberals, which wants to work closely with the right-wing Swedish Democrats, wants the country to be united: “I will form a government for everyone who lives here.” Tuesday signed by King Carl XVI. Gustaf to be officially completed.
Source: Krone
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