Anna Jenny Caroline Tenje (née Bergkvist; born 22 October 1977) is a

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of the

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. On 18 October 2022, she became the Minister for Social Security and Pensions in the Ulf Kristersson Cabinet. Anna Tenje was a

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of the

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from 2006 to 2010 representing

Kronoberg County Kronoberg County (; sv, Kronobergs län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, and Blekinge. Its capital is ...

. In 2011, she was appointed municipal commissioner of Växjö serving as chairman of the technical board (2011–2014) and as chairman of the education board (2015–2016).M har gjort sitt val - Anna tar över
2016-09-16 On 1 January 2017, she rose to becoming Governing Mayor, serving until she was appointed to the Kristersson cabinet. She also serves as Deputy Leader of the Moderate Party, along with

Elisabeth Svantesson Karin Elisabeth Svantesson (née Lundin; born 26 October 1967) is a Sweden, Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She has served as Minister for Finance (Sweden), Minister for Finance in the Kristersson Cabinet, cabinet of Ulf Kristersson si ...

, since 2019.

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