Ebba Busch | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Busch in 2022 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden | |
| Assumed office 18 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Ulf Kristersson |
| Preceded by | Morgan Johansson |
| Minister for Energy, Business and Industry | |
| Assumed office 18 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Ulf Kristersson |
| Preceded by | Khashayar Farmanbar (Energy) Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson (Business and Industry) |
| Leader of the Christian Democrats | |
| Assumed office 25 April 2015 | |
| Party secretary | Acko Ankarberg Johansson Peter Kullgren Johan Ingerö Liza-Maria Norlin |
| Preceded by | Göran Hägglund |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| Assumed office 23 September 2018 | |
| Constituency | Västra Götaland County East |
| Member of the Uppsala City Council | |
| In office May 2010 – April 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ebba Elisabeth Busch-Christensen 11 February 1987 Uppsala, Sweden |
| Citizenship |
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| Political party | Christian Democrats |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Ebba-Elisabeth Busch[2] (née Busch-Christensen, formerly Busch Thor; born 11 February 1987) is a Swedish politician, serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden, Minister for Energy and the Minister for Business and Industry since October 2022.[3] She has served as Leader of the Christian Democrats since April 2015.
She has criticized the shift towards multiculturalism,[4] and also supports the controversial move to shift Swedish embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.[5][6] She argues that Turkish membership in the EU should be rejected.[7]
In March 2021, Busch was embroiled in a criminal investigation for defamation, in which Busch pleaded guilty to a charge of grave defamation, resulting in probation and a SEK 60,000 fine.[8]
- ^ "Ebba Busch Thor: "Jag vaknade och var ledsen varje morgon"". 7 July 2018. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Ebba-Elisabeth Busch". Upplysning.se. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "Sweden's new Government". Government of Sweden. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ ""Strama åt migrationen till våra grannländers nivå" | SvD Debatt". Svenska Dagbladet. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2023 – via www.svd.se.
- ^ "Ebba Busch Thor för ambassadflytt till Jerusalem | Keren Kajemet Sverige". kkl.nu. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ ""Att hålla hand med Trump räddar inte KD" | SvD Debatt". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 7 December 2017. ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "KD vill stoppa EU:s medlemsförhandlingar med Turkiet". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 3 May 2019. ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Förtalade mannens advokat: Kommer söka skadestånd". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.