Ulla Löfven Explained

Ulla Löfven
Office:Spouse of the Prime Minister of Sweden
Primeminister:Stefan Löfven
Term Label:In role
Term Start:3 October 2014
Term End:30 November 2021
Predecessor:Filippa Reinfeldt
Successor:Richard Friberg
Birthname:Ulla Margareta Arvidsson
Birth Date:29 May 1951
Party:Social Democrats
Spouse:Sten Johansson
(divorced)
Children:2 (from her previous marriage)

Ulla Margareta Löfven (in Swedish pronounced as /ˈɵ̂lːa lœˈveːn/; also spelt Löfvén, née Arvidsson, previously Johansson; born 29 May 1951[1]) is a Swedish politician and trade unionist. She is married to former Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, the former leader of the Social Democrats.

She first met Stefan Löfven when they both worked at Hägglunds & Söner in 1992; he worked as a welder and she was a representative for the local branch of a trade union. She was married and had two children when they met.[2] They married in November 2003.

She was employed as the assistant of Carin Jämtin, the party secretary of the Social Democrats, until her husband was elected party leader in January 2012.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ratsit.se/19510529-Ulla_Margareta_Lofven_Stockholm/Gjfi54jiE6TGZOAD0wacIJo5WAI7SPzXqhph6gamah4 Ulla Löfvén
  2. Web site: Stefan Löfven talar ut om sin kärlek till Ulla. 26 June 2016.
  3. http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/stefan-lofven-avslojar-frun-ullas-jobb-byte/ Ulla got a new job