Isabella Lövin

Isabella Lövin
Isabella Lövin
Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
Assumed office
25 May 2016
Serving with Margot Wallström (Acting)
Monarch Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven
Preceded by Åsa Romson
Minister for International Development Cooperation
Assumed office
3 October 2014
Monarch Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven
Preceded by Hillevi Engström
Spokesperson of the Green Party
Assumed office
13 May 2016
Serving with Gustav Fridolin
Preceded by Åsa Romson
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 2009 – 3 October 2014
Personal details
Born (1963-02-03) 3 February 1963
Nationality Sweden
Political party Green Party

Isabella Lövin (born 3 February 1963) is a Swedish politician for the Green Party who has served as Minister for International Development Cooperation since 2014 and as spokesperson of the Green Party since 2016.

An author and journalist by profession, she served as a Member of European Parliament (MEP) from the 2009 election until becoming cabinet minister in October 2014. Her area in the European Parliament was fisheries questions.[1] Lövin has been awarded with Stora Journalistpriset for her work in the field of journalism, particularly her articles about fishery.[2]

Biography

Isabella Lövin is the daughter of artist Björn Lövin.

She studied film studies, political science, sociology and Italian at Stockholm University. She also studied at the University College of Film, Radio, Television and Theatre.

Career

Lövin has been reporter and freelance writer for Damernas Värld, Veckorevyn, Elle and Vi Föräldrar, and written chronicles about the environment in Expressen's Sunday supplement "Green Sunday". From 1994 to 1997, Lövin worked as a reporter and producer at Sveriges Radio P1's community editorial board for programs such as Slussen and Tendens. Subsequently, she worked as editorial secretary and editor of Månadsjournalen until 2002 when she, after having been an editor at food magazine Allt om Mat, worked as editor of magazine Leva! in 2003. In 2004, Lövin was re freelance writer and in 2005 she wrote columns for Allt om Mat and concurrently served as a freelance web editor for Femina.

Political career

In 2017, the Swedish climate law is signed by Isabella Lövin, with other female cabinet members.

Member of the European Parliament, 2009–2014

Lövin was elected to the European Parliament in the 2009 European Parliament election, as a member of the Green Party. She was re-elected in the 2014 European Parliament election and was appointed as vice chair of the Committee on Fisheries.[3]

In 2013, Lövin was one of four Members of the European Parliament who were turned back by Moroccan authorities en route to the disputed territory of Western Sahara; the cross-party group of MEPs had been on a fact-finding mission on human rights in the region.[4]

Minister for International Development Cooperation, 2014–present

Lövin was appointed Minister for International Development Cooperation on 3 October 2014 by Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.

Green Party spokesperson, 2016–present

On 9 May 2016, Lövin was nominated by her party's national election committee to succeed Åsa Romson as one of two spokespersons of the Green Party.

Other activities

References

  1. ↑ "Lövin: Fullständigt galet". Göteborgs-Posten. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Manifest och journalist MP:s vapen". Sveriges Radio. 10 May 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "European Parliament MEPs, Isabella LÖVIN". Archived from the original on 2017-06-05.
  4. ↑ Andrew Gardner (March 6, 2013), Morocco bars four MEPs European Voice.
  5. ↑ Board of Governors Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group.
  6. ↑ Board of Governors World Bank.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Åsa Romson
Gustav Fridolin		 Spokesperson of the Green Party
Serving with:
Gustav Fridolin
2016–present		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
–		 Member of the European Parliament from Sweden
2009–2014		 Succeeded by
Linnéa Engström
Preceded by
Hillevi Engström		 Minister for International Development Cooperation
2014–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Åsa Romson		 Minister for the Climate
2016–present		 Incumbent
Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
(titular)
Serving with:
Margot Wallström (acting)
2016–present		 Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Ingemar Eliasson
as former Marshal of the Realm		 Order of precedence of Sweden
as Deputy Prime Minister (titular)		 Succeeded by
Margot Wallström
as the Minister for Foreign Affairs, also the minister who has served the longest time in the cabinet
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