Jessika Roswall

Jessika Roswall
Roswall in 2024
Minister for European Union Affairs and Nordic Cooperation
In office
18 October 2022 – 10 September 2024
Prime MinisterUlf Kristersson
Preceded byHans Dahlgren (European Union Affairs)
Anna Hallberg (Nordic Cooperation)
Succeeded byJessica Rosencrantz
Member of Parliament
In office
4 October 2010 – 29 August 2024
ConstituencyUppsala County
Personal details
Born (1972-12-18) 18 December 1972 (age 51)
Uppsala, Sweden
Political partyModerate Party
Alma materUppsala University
Stockholm University

Jessika Roswall (née Vilhelmsson; born 18 December 1972)[1] is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She served as Minister for European Union Affairs[2] and Minister for Nordic Cooperation in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson from 2022 to 2024. She was a member of parliament from the 2010 general election to 2024, representing Uppsala County.[3][4]

Roswall is the official Swedish nominee for EU Commissioner, following the 2024 EU elections.[5]

Early life and education

Roswall is the daughter of lawyer Anders Roswall; her mother is a teacher. She graduated from high school in 1991 and studied history at Stockholm University in 1995–1997. She moved to Uppsala to study law at Uppsala University and graduated in law (LLM) in 2002.[6]

Early career

After graduation, Roswall started working as a paralegal at the law firm Wigert & Placht. She then became a lawyer, specializing in criminal and family law.[7][8]  

Political career

At the same time, Roswall was a deputy in the municipal council of Enköping.[9]

In the 2010 parliamentary election, Roswall was elected member of parliament for the Moderate Party. As a newly appointed member of parliament, she became a member of the tax committee. Since 2011, she has been a member of the Civil Affairs Committee, where she works with consumer policy issues, among other things. Since 2015, she has also been a member of the Swedish Consumer Agency's transparency council.[10] She became her party’s spokesperson on EU relations in 2019.[11]

Since 18 October 2022, Roswall has been serving as Minister for EU Affairs and for Nordic Cooperation in the Kristersson Cabinet.[12]

Following the 2024 European elections, the Swedish government nominated Roswall as the country's European Commissioner serving under President Ursula von der Leyen.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Jessika Roswall". Riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Sweden's new Government". Government of Sweden. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Jessika Roswall". Moderate Party (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. ^ "List of members elected to the Riksdag in 2014" (PDF). Altinget (in Swedish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Swedish Government EU Representation Account". Twitter.
  6. ^ Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Jessika Roswall (M) - Riksdagen". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Advokaten - Månadens advokat Jessika Vilhelmsson: "Det var medvetet att inte hamna i justitieutskottet"". www.advokaten.se. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Ceders Advokatbyrå". ceders.nu. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  9. ^ Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Jessika Roswall (M) - Riksdagen". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  10. ^ Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Jessika Roswall (M) - Riksdagen". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  11. ^ Goujard, Clothilde (28 December 2022). "Swedish presidency of the EU: The Swedes Europe needs to know". Politico Europe.
  12. ^ "Sverige får en ny regering". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  13. ^ Starcevic, Seb (8 July 2024). "Sweden nominates EU minister as its next European commissioner". Politico Europe.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for European Union Affairs
2022–2024 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Nordic Cooperation
2022–2024