stockholmSweden’s new government on Tuesday named a 26-year-old as climate minister, the youngest person to head the ministry in the teen climate activist’s home nation. Greta Thunberg,
The nomination was from among the cabinet members submitted by the newly elected prime minister. Ulf Christersonwho lead a right-wing coalition, which is sidelined by the right-wing Sweden Democrats.
romina pourmokhtarik26, hitherto head of the youth wing of the Liberal Party, and is not as well known for the climate as her political profile.
The youth minister has in the past been a vocal critic of Christerson’s move to align his party with the Sweden Democrats (SD).
“Ulf Christerson without SD – of course. Ulf Christerson with SD – no thanks,” she wrote in a post on Twitter in 2020.
Born into a family of Iranian descent in the suburbs of Stockholm, the young woman has inherited the Department of Climate and Environment, breaking the previous record of 27 years for the youngest minister.
Sweden is also home to teenagers climate activist Thunberg, who started a massive global movement with millions of youth, has sparked a stream of debate over the dangers of climate change.
Sweden’s coalition government was announced on Friday following a deal by Kristerson with his allies and the nationalist and anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, which promised to support the government in return for policy commitments, particularly on immigration and crime. .
When presenting the cabinet, Christerson also announced the creation of a new ministerial post for “civil defence” as the country continues to face tensions with Russia.
The Democrats of Sweden were the big winners in the election, and emerged as the second largest party, trailing only the Social Democrats, which have dominated Swedish politics since the 1930s.
The significant influence of the Sweden Democrats on the four-party agreement has led to tensions within the liberals, whose support is also essential for Kristerson’s survival.
The nomination was from among the cabinet members submitted by the newly elected prime minister. Ulf Christersonwho lead a right-wing coalition, which is sidelined by the right-wing Sweden Democrats.
romina pourmokhtarik26, hitherto head of the youth wing of the Liberal Party, and is not as well known for the climate as her political profile.
The youth minister has in the past been a vocal critic of Christerson’s move to align his party with the Sweden Democrats (SD).
“Ulf Christerson without SD – of course. Ulf Christerson with SD – no thanks,” she wrote in a post on Twitter in 2020.
Born into a family of Iranian descent in the suburbs of Stockholm, the young woman has inherited the Department of Climate and Environment, breaking the previous record of 27 years for the youngest minister.
Sweden is also home to teenagers climate activist Thunberg, who started a massive global movement with millions of youth, has sparked a stream of debate over the dangers of climate change.
Sweden’s coalition government was announced on Friday following a deal by Kristerson with his allies and the nationalist and anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, which promised to support the government in return for policy commitments, particularly on immigration and crime. .
When presenting the cabinet, Christerson also announced the creation of a new ministerial post for “civil defence” as the country continues to face tensions with Russia.
The Democrats of Sweden were the big winners in the election, and emerged as the second largest party, trailing only the Social Democrats, which have dominated Swedish politics since the 1930s.
The significant influence of the Sweden Democrats on the four-party agreement has led to tensions within the liberals, whose support is also essential for Kristerson’s survival.