Jessica Rosencrantz | |
Office: | Member of the Riksdagen |
Term Start: | 2010 |
Birth Name: | Jessica Emilia Marie Andersson |
Birth Date: | 6 October 1987 |
Birth Place: | Sofielunds församling, Malmöhus län |
Party: | Moderate Party |
Alma Mater: | Stockholm School of Economics |
Jessica Emilia Marie Rosencrantz, née Andersson, (born6 October 1987) is a Swedish politician (Moderate Party) and a Member of Parliament (Sveriges Riksdag) since 2010. She is the chair of the Parliament's EU Committee and deputy group leader in the Parliament for the Moderates,[1] as well as a member of the Parliamentary Board.[2]
Jessica Rosencrantz holds a Master of Science in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics, with a focus on economics.[3]
Rosencrantz became a Member of Parliament in 2010, initially serving as an alternate member of the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Civil Affairs. Later, in 2013, she became a member of the Committee on Transport and Communications and an alternate member of the Committee on European Union Affairs.[4]
Following the 2014 election, Rosencrantz became the transportation and IT policy spokesperson for the Moderate Party, whilst simultaneously progressing to the position of vice-chair of the Committee on Transport and Communication.[5] In 2019, she transitioned to become the climate and environmental policy spokesperson for the Moderate Party,[6] and was appointed as the second vice-chair of the Committee on Environment and Agriculture.
After the 2022 election, Rosencrantz became the chair of the Committee on Social Insurance, deputy group leader for the Moderate Party in Parliament, and a member of the Parliamentary Board.[7] When Hans Wallmark left Parliament to become an ambassador to Denmark, Rosencrantz took over the position as chair of the Parliament's Committee on European Union Affairs,[8] where she had been an alternate since 2012 and a member since 2019.[9]
Jessica began her political career as district chair for the Moderate Youth League in Stockholm city and county. She has a background as a municipal politician in Täby during the 2006-2010 term, where she was a member of the municipal council, a substitute in the municipal executive board, and vice-chair of the Committee on Children and Elementary Education. She has worked in the European Parliament, at a small IT company, and as a county council secretary in the Health and Medical Services division.
She is married to fellow member of the Moderate Party, Per Rosencrantz.