Ylva Julia Margareta Johansson was born on 13 February 1964 and is a Swedish politician who has been serving as European Commissioner for Home Affairs since 2019.
11 Facts About Ylva Johansson
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Ylva Johansson previously served in the government of Sweden as Minister for Schools from 1994 to 1998, as Minister for Welfare and Elderly Healthcare from 2004 to 2006, and as Minister for Employment from 2014 to 2019.
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Ylva Johansson has been a member of the Swedish Riksdag since 2006.
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Ylva Johansson later left the party and joined the Social Democrats.
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From 1992 to 1994 Ylva Johansson worked as a teacher, until Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson made her Minister for Schools in his government.
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From 2014, Ylva Johansson served as Minister for Employment in the government of Prime Minister Stefan Lofven.
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Ylva Johansson responded that she was "proud that Sweden received so many refugees".
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In early March 2020, Ylva Johansson was appointed by President Ursula von der Leyen to serve on a special task force to coordinate the European Union's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ylva Johansson has been described as the "left wing of the Social Democrats".
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Ylva Johansson defended her proposal to scan all electronic chats as not introducing surveillance, which was - among other claims - described as untrue or at least misleading.
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Ylva Johansson is an honorary member of the Swedish football club Hammarby IF.