Matilda Ernkrans | |
Office: | Minister for International Development Cooperation |
Term Start: | 30 November 2021 |
Term End: | 17 October 2022 |
Primeminister: | Magdalena Andersson |
Predecessor: | Per Olsson Fridh |
Successor: | Johan Forssell |
Office2: | Minister for Higher Education and Research |
Term Start2: | 21 January 2019 |
Term End2: | 30 November 2021 |
Monarch2: | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Primeminister2: | Stefan Löfven |
Predecessor2: | Helene Hellmark Knutsson |
Successor2: | Lina Axelsson Kihlbom (Minister for Schools) |
Birth Date: | 12 March 1973 |
Birth Place: | Hallsberg, Sweden |
Party: | Social Democrats |
Spouse: | Stefan Bernström |
Residence: | Hallsberg |
Matilda Elisabeth Ernkrans (born 12 March 1973) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democratic Party. She served as Minister for International Development Cooperation from 2021 to 2022 and previously served as Minister for Higher Education and Research January 2019 to November 2021.[1] [2] She has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006 and a replacement member of the Riksdag from 2002 to 2006.
Erknkrans was born in Hallsberg.
In 2002, Ernkrans was elected to the Riksdag, from Örebro County. From 2004 to 2006, she was a member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs. From 2006 to 2010, she was a member of the Committee on Social Insurance. From 2010–2018, she was chair of the Committee on Environment and Agriculture. In 2018, she was chair of the Committee on Education.[3]