Ulrica Messing

Ulrica Messing
Governor of Blekinge County
Assumed office
1 October 2021
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Magdalena Andersson
Ulf Kristersson
Preceded bySten Nordin
Minister for Infrastructure
In office
16 October 2000 – 6 October 2006
Prime MinisterGöran Persson
Preceded byBjörn Rosengren
Succeeded byÅsa Torstensson
Minister for Integration, Sports and Youth
In office
6 October 1998 – 16 October 2000
Prime MinisterGöran Persson
Preceded byLars Engqvist (Integration)
Succeeded byMona Sahlin (Integration)
Minister for Labour Legislation and Gender Equality
In office
22 March 1996 – 6 October 1998
Prime MinisterGöran Persson
Preceded byLeif Blomberg
Succeeded byMargareta Winberg
Personal details
Born (1968-01-31) 31 January 1968 (age 56)
Hällefors, Sweden
Political partySocial Democrats
Spouse
(m. 2009)

Ulrica Messing (born 31 January 1968 in Hällefors[1]) is a Swedish politician and civil servant who has served as Governor of Blekinge County since 2021.[2] A member of the Social Democratic Party, she previously served as Minister for Infrastructure from 2000 to 2006.

Messing was Member of Parliament (MP) from 1991 to 2007, representing Gävleborg County. She was chairman of the parliamentary Committee for Defence from 2006 to 2007, when she resigned from Parliament and ended her political career.

  1. ^ Swedish Government Offices Yearbook 2002
  2. ^ "Ulrica Messing ny landshövding i Blekinge". lansstyrelsen.se. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2023-05-20.