Ida Karkiainen | |
Office: | Minister for Public Administration |
Primeminister: | Magdalena Andersson |
Party: | Social Democrats |
Birth Name: | Ida Victoria Karkiainen |
Birth Date: | 10 May 1988 |
Birth Place: | Haparanda, Sweden |
Spouse: | Mattias Lind |
Predecessor: | Lena Micko |
Successor: | Erik Slottner |
Termstart: | 30 November 2021 |
Termend: | 17 October 2022 |
Ida Victoria Karkiainen (born 10 May 1988) is a Swedish politician for the Social Democratic party. She was the Minister for Public Administration in Magdalena Andersson's cabinet[1] [2] from 30 November 2021 to the government's dissolution on October 17 2022.
Karkiainen is in a relationship with musician Mattias "Buffeln" Lind who is a member of the industrial metal band Raubtier. Her connection to the band and their violent and nationalistic lyrics and hard partying lifestyle has created some controversy in Swedish media.[3]
After the 2022 election, Karkiainen was made chairman of the Riksdag's constitutional commission.[4]