Anna Tenje | |
Office: | Minister for Social Security and Pensions |
Term Start: | 18 October 2022 |
Primeminister: | Ulf Kristersson |
Predecessor: | Ardalan Shekarabi |
Office3: | Mayor of Växjö |
Term Start3: | 1 January 2017 |
Term End3: | 23 November 2022 |
Predecessor3: | Bo Frank |
Successor3: | Pernilla Tornéus |
Office2: | Second Deputy Leader of the Moderate Party |
Leader2: | Ulf Kristersson |
Term Start2: | 19 October 2019 |
Predecessor2: | Elisabeth Svantesson |
Office4: | Member of the Riksdag |
Term Start4: | 2 October 2006 |
Term End4: | 4 October 2010 |
Constituency4: | Kronoberg County |
Birth Name: | Anna Jenny Carolina Bergkvist |
Birth Date: | 22 October 1977 |
Birth Place: | Värnamo, Sweden |
Party: | Moderate Party |
Anna Jenny Caroline Tenje (née Bergkvist; born 22 October 1977) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She has served as Minister for Social Security and Pensions since 18 October 2022 in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson.[1] [2]
Anna Tenje was a member of the Riksdag from 2006 to 2010 representing Kronoberg County. In 2011, she was appointed municipal commissioner of Växjö serving as chairman of the technical board (2011–2014) and as chairman of the education board (2015–2016).[3] On 1 January 2017, she became Governing Mayor, serving until she was appointed to the Kristersson cabinet. She also serves as Deputy Leader of the Moderate Party, along with Elisabeth Svantesson, since 2019.