Magdalena Andersson (Moderate)

This article is about the Moderate Party politician. For the prime minister, see Magdalena Andersson.

Winnie Ester "Magdalena" Andersson (born 9 March 1954) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She was a member of the Riksdag from 2003 until 2012, representing Jönköping County, and later governor of Västerbotten County from November 2012 to March 2020.^[1]

Magdalena Andersson
Andersson during the inauguration of the expanded Björnlandet National Park
Governor of Västerbotten County
In office 1 November 2012 – 31 March 2020
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister	Fredrik Reinfeldt Stefan Löfven
Preceded by	Chris Heister
Succeeded by	Helene Hellmark Knutsson
Member of the Riksdag
In office 1 January 2003 – 30 October 2012
Constituency	Jönköping County
Personal details
Born	(1954-03-09) 9 March 1954 (age 71) Uddeholm, Värmland County, Sweden
Political party	Moderate

Parliamentary activity

In the Riksdag, Andersson was a member of the social affairs committee 2004–2010 and the civil affairs committee 2010–2012. She was a member of the War Delegation 2006–2012, the Riksdag board 2008–2012 and the Riksdag election committee 2010–2012. Andersson was also a deputy in the Riksdag Board of Directors, the Labor Market Committee, the Housing Committee, the EU Committee, the Social Insurance Committee and the Social Affairs Committee, as well as a deputy in the combined Justice and Social Affairs Committee and the combined Foreign Affairs and Social Affairs Committee.^[2]

See also

• List of governors of Västerbotten County
• List of members of the Swedish Riksdag