Maria Malmer Stenergard

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Maria Malmer Stenergard
Skåne Northern and Eastern
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 September 2014
Personal details
Born (1981-03-23) 23 March 1981 (age 44)
Kristianstad, Sweden
Political partyModerate Party
Alma materLund University (BA, LLM)

Eva Maria Louise Malmer Stenergard (born 23 March 1981) is a Swedish politician and jurist.[1] Since September 2024, she is the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Kristersson cabinet, having previously served as Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy from 2022 to 2024.[2][3] She has also been a Member of the Riksdag since 2014.[4]

Ministerial career

Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy (2022–2024)

On 18 October 2022, Malmer Stenergard was appointed Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson. This role was seen as critical since migration was one of the key areas the new government was set to focus on.[5]

In 2024, Malmer Stenergard announced that Sweden during that year had seen the lowest number of immigrants since 1997, and had for the first time in 50 years had more people migrating from Sweden than immigrating to Sweden. This was in line with the governments policy which she had implemented.[6]

Minister for Foreign Affairs (2024–present)

On 10 September 2024, prime minister Ulf Kristersson

reshuffled his cabinet. During this reshuffle Malmer Stenergard was made Minister for Foreign Affairs succeeding Tobias Billström who had recently resigned.[7] During a press conference later the same day she said she would pursue a foreign policy that prioritized Sweden.[8]

On 3 October 2024 during a debate in the Riksdag regarding Sweden's decision to abstain from voting on a

Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, a bag containing tomatoes and onions was hurled towards Malmer Stenergard from the Riksdag's public gallery. Malmer Stenergard retreated from the chamber following the event. The bag's contents had been smuggled in through the security controls by three pro-Palestine activists, by means of hiding them in their clothes. The activists were quickly apprehended by security and removed from the perimeters of the Riksdag. Malmer Stenergard called the event an attack on basic democratic values, a sentiment echoed by Speaker Andreas Norlén.[9][10]

She and her Nordic counterparts signed a joint letter in late October condemning Israel's planned bill that would seek to ban the UNRWA from operating in the country and in effect the Palestinian areas. Furthermore, they urged the Knesset to reconsider passing the bill.[11]

Stenergaard called the March 2025 Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip "dangerous" and demanded an end to the violence.[12]

List of international trips made by Maria Malmer Stenergard

Since becoming Minister for Foreign Affairs, Malmer Stenergard has made a number of international trips.

List of international trips
Country Location(s) Dates Source
2024
Finland Helsinki 13 September 2024 [13]
United States New York City (79th United Nations General Assembly) 22–27 September 2024 [14]
Canada Iqaluit 28–29 September 2024 [15][16]
Luxembourg Luxembourg City 14 October 2024 [17]
Moldova Chișinău 15 October 2024 [18]
Germany Berlin 21 October 2024 [19]
Iceland Reykjavík 28–31 October 2024 [20]
Singapore Singapore 19–21 November 2024 [21]
Thailand Bangkok 22 November 2024 [22]
Belgium Brussels 3–4 December 2024 [23]
Malta Valletta 5–6 December 2024 [24]
2025
Turkey Ankara 21 January 2025 [25]
Belgium Brussels 27 January 2025 [26]
Colombia Bogotá 28–29 January 2025 [27]
Peru Lima 30–31 January 2025 [28]
Denmark Copenhagen 5 February 2025 [29]
Latvia Riga 7 February 2025 [30]
Germany
Münich
 14–16 February 2025 [31]
Belgium Brussels 24 February 2025 [32]
India New Delhi 17–18 March 2025 [33]
Palestine Ramallah 24–26 March 2025 [34]
Israel Jerusalem
Belgium Brussels 3–4 April 2025 [35]
Luxembourg Luxembourg City 14 April 2025 [36]
Denmark Bornholm 28–29 April 2025 [37]
United Kingdom London 1–2 May 2025 [38]
Denmark Copenhagen 7 May 2025 [39]
Poland
Warsawa
 7–8 May 2025 [40]
Turkey Antalya 14–15 May 2025 [41]
Lithuania Vilnius 2 June 2025 [42]
Belgium Brussels 11 June 2025 [43]
United States New York City 18–19 June 2025 [44]
Washington D.C.
 20 June 2025 [45]
Netherlands The Hague 24–25 June 2025 [46]

Honours

Foreign honours

References

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  2. ^ Ulf Kristersson names ministers in his three-party government. Radio Sweden. Sveriges Radio. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022 – via Sveriges Radio.
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  8. ^ Sweden appoints new foreign minister with focus on supporting Ukraine Retrieved 11 September 2024. Reuters.
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  28. ^ Regeringen och Regeringskansliet (30 January 2025). "Utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard besöker Peru". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 January 2025.
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  33. ^ Regeringen och Regeringskansliet (17 March 2025). "Säkerhetspolitik och handel i fokus när utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard reser till Indien". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  34. ^ Regeringen och Regeringskansliet (26 March 2025). "Utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard besökte Israel och Palestina". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
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  39. ^ Regeringen och Regeringskansliet (6 May 2025). "Utrikesminister Maria Malmer Stenergard invigningstalar vid Öresund Talks i Köpenhamn 7 maj". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
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