Jessica Polfjärd
Jessica Susanne Zindalai Polfjärd (born 27 May 1971) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She was elected Member of the European Parliament in the 2019 European Parliament election in Sweden.[1]
Jessica Polfjärd | |
|---|---|
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Sweden |
| President of the Nordic Council | |
| In office 1 January 2019 – 13 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Tetzschner |
| Succeeded by | Hans Wallmark |
| Group Leader of the Moderate Party in the Swedish Riksdag | |
| In office 14 January 2015 – 3 October 2017 | |
| Deputy | Hans Wallmark |
| Party chairman | Anna Kinberg Batra |
| Preceded by | Anna Kinberg Batra |
| Succeeded by | Tobias Billström |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| In office 2 October 2006 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Västmanland County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 May 1971 Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | Moderate Party |
Political career edit
Career in national politics edit
Polfjärd has been a member of the Riksdag since the 2006 elections and served as chairman of the Employment Committee of the Riksdag from 2013 to 2014. She was also a member of the Committee on Industry and Trade from 2010 until 2013.[2] She eventually served as the group leader of the Moderate Party in the Riksdag from January 2015 to October 2017.[3][4]
In addition to her committee assignments, Polfjärd was a member of the Swedish delegation to the Nordic Council from 2006 until 2012 and from 2018 until 2019.[5]
Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present edit
Since becoming a Member of the European Parliament in 2019, Polfjärd has been serving on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. In this capacity, she ha been the lead lawmaker on national climate targets for EU countries and greenhouse gas emission cuts, and is currently working on a law for the circular economy and second-hand market, as well as on a law to make batteries more sustainable.[6]
Other activities edit
- Nordisk Kulturfond, Substitute Member of the Board (2019)[7]
References edit
- ^ Final results from European Parliament elections in Sweden 21 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine Read 31 May 2019 (in Swedish)
- ^ Jessica Polfjärd Riksdag.
- ^ "Jessica Polfjärd ny gruppledare för M". SvD.se. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Sveriges Radio. "Polfjärd ny gruppledare för M". Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Jessica Polfjärd Riksdag.
- ^ Clothilde Goujard (28 December 2022), Swedish presidency of the EU: The Swedes Europe needs to know Politico Europe.
- ^ Board Nordisk Kulturfond.
External links edit
- Jessica Polfjärd at the Riksdag website