Kristina Axén Olin

Kristina Axén Olin
Mayor of Stockholm
Kristina Axén Olin Mayor of Stockholm
	In office; 2006–2008
Preceded by	Annika Billström
Succeeded by	Sten Nordin
Personal details
Born	21 October 1962 (age 60); Stockholm, Sweden
Political party	Moderate Party
Alma mater	Royal College of Music, Stockholm
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Music teacher, principal

Anna Kristina Axén Olin (née Axén) (born 21 October 1962) is a Swedish

Mayor of Stockholm between 2006–2008, being the city's second female mayor. She also served as deputy chairman of the party from 2003 to 2009, when she was replaced by Beatrice Ask

.

Biography

Kristina Axén Olin is the daughter of the

Enskede

.

Career

Axén Olin was elected to the Council in 1991. She has mainly been active in social issues and was Commissioner

welfare payments. She is also an advocate of chemical castration for rapists.^[4]

Kristina Axén Olin was Social Citizens' Council in Stockholm from 1998 until 2002, Opposition Citizens' Council from 2002 until 2006 and Finance Citizens' Council from 2006 until 2008. She has been a member of the Municipal Council since 1991 and was the group leader for the Moderate Party in Stockholm City Hall from 2002 until 2008. She was also the second deputy party chairwoman for the Moderate Party from 2003 to 2009, and was also chairwoman of the police board in Stockholm County from 1999 until 2006. Axén Olin has stated that British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is a political role model for her.

Riksdag

Axén Olin was elected to the Riksdag after the

Education Committee, after 13 days in the Committee she was promoted to Second vice-Speaker of the committee. She currently takes up seat number 244 in the Riksdag.^[2]

References

^ Sveriges befolkning 1970, (CD-ROM version 1.04) Sveriges Släktforskarförbund 2003
^ ^a ^b "Kristina Axén Olin (M)". riksdagen.se. Riksdag. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^ "Axén Olin avgår". dn.se (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010.
^ "The Local - "Castrate rapists" says Swedish politician". Archived from the original on 2005-11-25. Retrieved 2006-09-08.

Preceded by Annika Billström	Mayor of Stockholm 2006–2008	Succeeded by Sten Nordin
Preceded by Lena Nyberg	Commissioner of Social Service of Stockholm 1999–2002	Succeeded by Margareta Olofsson

[1] Sveriges befolkning 1970, (CD-ROM version 1.04) Sveriges Släktforskarförbund 2003

[Riksdag-2] "Kristina Axén Olin (M)". riksdagen.se. Riksdag. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.

[3] "Axén Olin avgår". dn.se (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010.

[4] "The Local - "Castrate rapists" says Swedish politician". Archived from the original on 2005-11-25. Retrieved 2006-09-08.

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