Carin Jämtin
Carin Jämtin | |
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Member of Parliament | |
| In office 29 September 2014 – 28 May 2017 | |
| Constituency | Stockholm Municipality |
| In office 7 October 2006 – 21 December 2006 | |
| Constituency | Stockholm Municipality |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1964 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Swedish Social Democratic Party |
Carin Jämtin (born 3 August 1964 in
A member of the
Early life and education
Jämtin briefly studied at Stockholm University, without obtaining any degree.
Political career
Jämtin began her political career in the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League, and was a board member of the organization from 1990 to 1992, thereafter serving as treasurer and acting secretary. Prior to her appointment in 2003, she worked as the Deputy Secretary General of the Olof Palme International Center.
Member of the Swedish Parliament
At the general election in September 2006, Jämtin was elected to the
On 23 November 2006, Sweden's biggest newspaper Aftonbladet (independently social-democratic), endorsed Jämtin as party leader,[3] but she declined running.
On 16 August 2016, Jämtin announced her intention to resign as party secretary in order to fulfill her position as Member of the Riksdag.[4]
Other activities
- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member[5]
Views on Israel-Palestine conflict
During a visit to Israel and the West Bank in 2005 Jämtin called the wall between the two "Crazy and sick" and that she felt that a two state solution is impossible because of Israels actions, and that if Israel wants to build a wall it should do so in its own territory.[6] The comments received a lot of commentary from media in Sweden.[6] In September 2011, Jämtin along with Urban Ahlin voiced their support for a Swedish recognition of a Palestinian state.[7]
References
- ^ "Carin Jämtin ny landshövding i Västernorrlands län" (in Swedish). Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Jämtin ny s-ledare i Stockholm", Sveriges Radio Eko, 10 October 2006.
- ^ "Välj Jämtin", Aftonbladet, 23 November 2006.
- ^ Carin Jämtin lämnar över stafettpinnen (in Swedish)
- ^ Members European Council on Foreign Relations.
- ^ a b Tweet Stefan Hjertén, TT (11 June 2012). "Israels mur upprör Jämtin | Utrikes | SvD". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Svd.se. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ^ Tweet (2 September 2011). "Ett erkännande skulle sätta press på Israel | SvD". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 August 2012.
External links
Media related to Carin Jämtin at Wikimedia Commons
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