Anna Ibrisagic (born 23 May 1967 in

Sanski Most Sanski Most ( sr-cyrl, Сански Мост, ) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Sana River in northweste ...

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) is a

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for the

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. She was a Member of the Swedish Parliament from 2002 to 2004, and a

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(MEP) from 2004 to 2014. She sat on the

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's Committee on Foreign Affairs, and was a member of the

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as well as a substitute for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Career

* Interpreter, German, Russian, and English (1985) * Studies at the Faculty of Economics (1988-1991) * Solo singer (opera) (1991) * Authorised interpreter Swedish/Bosnian (1994) * Music teacher's diploma (1998) * Music teacher (since 1988) * Self-employed (since 1990) * Export manager (1998-2001) * Managing Director of Norrbotten Chamber of Commerce (2001-2002) * Member of Luleå

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, executive board, children's and education committee (1998-2002) * Chairman of the Moderate Party in

Luleå Luleå ( , , locally ; smj, Luleju; fi, Luulaja) is a city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban core (2018) and is the seat of Lu ...

(2000-2001) * Member of the Moderate Party's executive board (2001-2011) * Member of the Swedish Parliament (2002-2004) * Member of the Committee on Education * Substitute member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs (2002-2004) * Member of the executive of Paneuropa Sverige (2003)

References

External links

Official website

European Parliament biography
* 1967 births Living people Women members of the Riksdag Swedish people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Sweden Moderate Party MEPs MEPs for Sweden 2004–2009 MEPs for Sweden 2009–2014 21st-century Swedish women politicians Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 {{Sweden-Moderate-politician-stub