Anna Kinberg Batra

Anna Kinberg Batra
Anna Kinberg Batra in 2015
Governor of Stockholm County
In office
1 March 2023 – 3 October 2024
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterUlf Kristersson
Preceded bySven-Erik Österberg
Leader of the Opposition
In office
10 January 2015 – 1 October 2017
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Preceded byFredrik Reinfeldt
Succeeded byUlf Kristersson
Leader of the Moderate Party
In office
10 January 2015 – 1 October 2017
DeputyPeter Danielsson
Party SecretaryTomas Tobé
Anders Edholm
Preceded byFredrik Reinfeldt
Succeeded byUlf Kristersson
Leader of the Moderate Party in the Riksdag
In office
4 October 2010 – 14 January 2015
LeaderFredrik Reinfeldt
Preceded byLars Lindblad
Succeeded byJessica Polfjärd
Member of the Riksdag
In office
17 September 2006 – 24 September 2018
ConstituencyStockholm Municipality
Personal details
Born
Anna Maria Kinberg

(1970-04-14) 14 April 1970 (age 54)
Stockholm, Sweden
Political partyModerate Party
SpouseDavid Batra (m. 24 June 2002)
Children1
Parent(s)Johan S. Kinberg
Sarah Kinberg (née Lundgren)
Alma mater

Anna Maria Kinberg Batra (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈânːa ˈɕɪ̂nːbærj ˈbɑ̌ːtra]; née Kinberg; born 14 April 1970) is a Swedish politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Moderate Party from January 2015 to October 2017. She was a Member of the Riksdag for Stockholm County from September 2006 to September 2018. She served as parliamentary leader from October 2010 to January 2015.[1]

On 25 August 2017, Kinberg Batra announced her resignation as party leader; she was succeeded by Ulf Kristersson on 1 October 2017. In September 2017, she said that she would leave the political arena.

She served as Governor of Stockholm County from 1 March 2023, following her appointment by the Government of Sweden on 2 February 2023, until 3 October 2024 when she was forced to resign after the Government rescinded its confidence in her on 27 September 2024.[2]

  1. ^ "Tobias Billström utsedd till vice talmanskandidat och Anna Kinberg Batra omvald som gruppledare". Moderat.se. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  2. ^ Anna Kinberg Batra ny landshövding i Stockholms län Archived 2023-02-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish) 2022-02-03