Nyamko Sabuni | |
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Leader of the Liberals | |
In office 28 June 2019 – 8 April 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jan Björklund |
Succeeded by | Johan Pehrson |
Minister for Gender Equality | |
In office 6 October 2006 – 21 January 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
Preceded by | Jens Orback |
Succeeded by | Maria Arnholm |
Minister for Integration | |
In office 6 October 2006 – 5 October 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
Preceded by | Jens Orback |
Succeeded by | Erik Ullenhag |
Personal details | |
Born | Bujumbura, Burundi | 31 March 1969
Political party | Liberals |
Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Website | www.liberalerna.se |
Nyamko Ana Sabuni (born 31 March 1969) is a Swedish politician who was Leader of the Liberals between June 2019 and April 2022. She previously served as Minister for Integration from 2006 to 2010 and as Minister for Gender Equality from 2006 to 2013 in the Swedish government. A member of the Liberal Party, Sabuni was elected a Member of Parliament in 2002. Sabuni made history in June 2019, by becoming the first party leader in the Swedish parliament coming from an ethnic minority and the first party leader of a refugee background. In April 2022, Sabuni resigned as party leader.