Per Gustav Edvard Fridolin was born on 10 May 1983 and is a Swedish journalist, author, teacher and former politician who served as Minister for Education from 2014 to 2019 and as one of two spokespersons of the Green Party from 2011 to 2019.
13 Facts About Gustav Fridolin
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Gustav Fridolin was a Member of the Swedish Parliament from 2002 to 2006, representing Stockholm Municipality, and was the parliament's youngest member during that time.
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Gustav Fridolin returned to the Swedish Parliament in the 2010 general election, and represented Skane County North and East from 2010 to 2018 and Stockholm County from 2018 until his resignation in September 2019.
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Gustav Fridolin was elected joint spokesperson for the Green Party in 2011, serving with Asa Romson from 2011 to 2016 and then with Isabella Lovin from 2016 to 2019.
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Gustav Fridolin stepped down as Minister for Education in January 2019 and as Green Party spokesperson in May 2019.
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Gustav Fridolin joined the Green Party in 1994 and served as one of two spokespersons of the Young Greens of Sweden between 1999 and 2003.
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Gustav Fridolin first served as a member of the Swedish parliament between 2002 and 2006, representing the Stockholm Municipality constituency.
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Gustav Fridolin served as a member of the board of the Green Party between 2004 and 2006, and was one of his party's representatives in the negotiations with the Social Democratic government and the Left Party.
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In 2005 Gustav Fridolin announced that he would not be up for re-election as an MP in the 2006 election.
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Gustav Fridolin again ran as a candidate for parliament in the 2010 election and was elected, representing the Skane County North and East constituency.
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Gustav Fridolin is a member of the Committee on European Union Affairs in the parliament and a deputy member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Civil Affairs and the Committee on Industry and Trade.
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Gustav Fridolin married Jennie Fridolin 2007; they have two children.
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Gustav Fridolin is married to Green Party politician Maria Ferm since July 2023.