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Magdalena Andersson
Magdalena Andersson, born 1967 in Uppsala, is a Swedish economist and Social Democratic politician.
- Born
- 1967 (59 years), Vaksala församling
- Party
- Swedish Social Democratic Party
- Office
- Member of the Swedish Riksdag 2022–
- Education
- Stockholm School of Economics, Harvard University
Centre-left · Where sources place the party (Swedish Social Democratic Party)
Wikipedia: centre-left (Swedish Social Democratic Party)
Ideology: social democracy
80%Probability · Prime Minister of Sweden 2026
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- (24 days ago)
She has led the Social Democrats since November 2021, was Sweden's first female Prime Minister from November 2021 to October 2022, and has been Leader of the Opposition since. She is named as a candidate for Prime Minister of Sweden in the 2026 election.
Career
Andersson holds a master's degree in economics from the Stockholm School of Economics (1992) and did doctoral studies there with research periods in Vienna and at Harvard. She joined the Social Democratic youth league in 1983, was political adviser to Prime Minister Göran Persson from 1996, Secretary of State at the Finance Ministry from 2004 to 2006, adviser to Mona Sahlin in opposition, and head of the Swedish Tax Agency from 2009 to 2012. She was Minister for Finance from 2014 to 2021, chaired the IMF's International Monetary and Financial Committee from 2020 to 2022, and has sat in the Riksdag for Stockholm County since 2014.
- Member of the Swedish Riksdag 2014–2014, 2018–2018, 2022–
- Prime Minister of Sweden 2021–2022
- Sweden's Minister for Finance 2014–2021
- Secretary of state 2004–2006
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- Magdalena Andersson 80%
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Prime Minister of Sweden 2026
| Outcome | Left – Right | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magdalena Andersson | Centre-left | 59 | 80% |
| Ulf Kristersson | Centre-right | 62 | 17% |
| Ebba Busch | Centre-right | 39 | 3% |
| Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist | Centre | 54 | 1% |
| Jimmie Åkesson | Right | 47 | <1% |
| Simona Mohamsson | <1% | ||
| Amanda Lind | <1% | ||
| Anna-Karin Hatt | 53 | <1% | |
| Nooshi Dadgostar | Left | 41 | <1% |
| Daniel Helldén | Centre-left | 61 | <1% |