Ida Karkiainen Explained

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]

References

  1. Web site: Här är alla ministrar i Anderssons regering. Jonas. Ekman. Josefin. Silverberg. 30 November 2021. 30 November 2021. SVT Nyheter. 30 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130100232/https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/anderssons-overraskning-damberg-anderssons-eftertradare. live.
  2. News: KEY POINTS: Everything you need to know about Sweden's new government. 30 November 2021. 30 November 2021. The Local. 30 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130130011/https://www.thelocal.se/20211130/key-points-everything-you-need-to-know-about-swedens-new-government/. live.
  3. Web site: Nya ministern ser ut att göra Hitlerhälsning – talar ut om sin okända bakgrund. 2021-12-07. Expressen. sv. 7 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211207091602/https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/nya-ministern-ser-ut-att--gora-hitlerhalsning-talar--ut-om-sin-okanda-bakgrund/. live.
  4. Web site: Konstitutionsutskottet . riksdagen.se . 8 June 2023 . 7 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230607184816/https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/sa-fungerar-riksdagen/utskotten-och-eu-namnden/konstitutionsutskottet/#commissioners . live .