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Heléne Fritzon
Informal meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council (Home Affairs) Roundtable (25016587907).jpg
Vice-Chair of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Assumed office
2 July 2019
ChairIratxe García Pérez
Serving alongsideÉric Andrieu
Biljana Borzan
Miriam Dalli
Roberto Gualtieri
Bernd Lange
Claude Moraes
Kati Piri
Rovana Plumb
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
2 July 2019
ConstituencySweden
Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy
In office
27 July 2017 – 21 January 2019
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Preceded byMorgan Johansson
Succeeded byMorgan Johansson
Personal details
Born (1960-09-29) 29 September 1960 (age 63)
Kristianstad, Sweden
Political partySocial Democrats
SpouseHenrik Fritzon

Marie Heléne Elisabeth Fritzon (born 29 September 1960) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats. She has been Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Vice-Chair of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats since July 2019.

Fritzon served as Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy from 2017 to 2019.[1] Before becoming a cabinet minister, Fritzon was Mayor of Kristianstad Municipality.

Career[edit]

Minister for Migration[edit]

Fritzon was appointed Minister for Migration on 27 July 2017. At the same time, she was appointed Deputy Minister for Justice.[2]

Member of the European Parliament[edit]

Fritzon was elected Member of the European Parliament in the 2019 European Parliament election in Sweden.[3] In parliament, she has since been serving as vice-chair of the S&D Group, under the leadership of chairwoman Iratxe García.[4] She has also been a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. In 2022, she joined the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]

In addition to her committee assignments, Fritzon has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.[7] She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity[8] and the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.[9]

Personal life[edit]

Fritzon is married to Henrik Fritzon, the former chair of the executive committee of the Skåne Regional Council (2014–2018), and they live in Degeberga, Kristianstad Municipality.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Heléne Fritzon skulle sluta som kommunalråd – blir ny minister" (in Swedish). Expressen. 27 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Alliansen står fast vid krav: "Löfven provocerar"" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 28 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Val till Europaparlamentet – Personröster" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. 31 May 2019.
  4. ^ "The S&D Group elects its new Bureau". Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. 19 June 2019.
  5. ^ Members of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic European Parliament.
  6. ^ Parliament names MEPs to sit on three new committees European Parliament, press release of 24 March 2022.
  7. ^ Heléne Fritzon European Parliament.
  8. ^ Intergroup on Anti-Racism and Diversity European Parliament.
  9. ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Migration
2017–2019 		Succeeded by



source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hel%C3%A9ne_Fritzon

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