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Heléne Fritzon

Heléne Fritzon

Swedish politician

Marie Heléne Elisabeth Fritzon (born 29 September 1960) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats. She has been Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Vice-Chair of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats since July 2019.

Quick Facts Vice-Chair of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Chair ...

Fritzon served as Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy from 2017 to 2019.[1] Before becoming a cabinet minister, Fritzon was Mayor of Kristianstad Municipality.

Career

Minister for Migration

Fritzon was appointed Minister for Migration on 27 July 2017. At the same time, she was appointed Deputy Minister for Justice.[2]

Member of the European Parliament

Fritzon was elected Member of the European Parliament in the 2019 European Parliament election in Sweden.[3] In parliament, she has since been serving as vice-chair of the S&D Group, under the leadership of chairwoman Iratxe García.[4] She has also been a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. In 2022, she joined the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]

In addition to her committee assignments, Fritzon has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.[7] She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity[8] and the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.[9]

Personal life

Fritzon is married to Henrik Fritzon, the former chair of the executive committee of the Skåne Regional Council (2014–2018), and they live in Degeberga, Kristianstad Municipality.

References

  1. [1]
    "Heléne Fritzon skulle sluta som kommunalråd – blir ny minister" (in Swedish). Expressen. 27 July 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Alliansen står fast vid krav: "Löfven provocerar"" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 28 July 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Val till Europaparlamentet – Personröster" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. 31 May 2019.
  4. [4]
    "The S&D Group elects its new Bureau". Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. 19 June 2019.
  5. [5]
    Members of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic European Parliament.
  6. [6]
    Parliament names MEPs to sit on three new committees European Parliament, press release of 24 March 2022.
  7. [7]
    Heléne Fritzon European Parliament.
  8. [8]
    Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity European Parliament.
  9. [9]
    Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
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