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Heléne Fritzon | |
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| Vice-Chair of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Chair | Iratxe García Pérez |
| Serving alongside | Éric Andrieu Biljana Borzan Miriam Dalli Roberto Gualtieri Bernd Lange Claude Moraes Kati Piri Rovana Plumb |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Sweden |
| Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy | |
| In office 27 July 2017 – 21 January 2019 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
| Preceded by | Morgan Johansson |
| Succeeded by | Morgan Johansson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 September 1960 Kristianstad, Sweden |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse | Henrik Fritzon |
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.
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
[edit]Minister for Migration
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Heléne Fritzon skulle sluta som kommunalråd – blir ny minister" (in Swedish). Expressen. 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Alliansen står fast vid krav: "Löfven provocerar"" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Val till Europaparlamentet – Personröster" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "The S&D Group elects its new Bureau". Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. 19 June 2019.
- ^ Members of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic European Parliament.
- ^ Parliament names MEPs to sit on three new committees European Parliament, press release of 24 March 2022.
- ^ Heléne Fritzon European Parliament.
- ^ Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity European Parliament.
- ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
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