Carin Jämtin (born 3 August 1964 in

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) is a

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and former politician who has been serving as the Director General of the

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since 2017. She served as party secretary of the

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from March 2011 until her resignation in August 2016 and previously served as Minister for International Development Cooperation in the

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between 2003 and 2006. She was a

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from 2014 to 2017, representing

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Early life and education

Jämtin briefly studied at

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, without obtaining any degree.

Political career

Jämtin began her political career in the

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, and was a board member of the organization from 1990 to 1992, thereafter serving as treasurer and acting secretary. Prior to her appointment in 2003, she worked as the Deputy Secretary General of the

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Member of the Swedish Parliament

At the general election in September 2006, Jämtin was elected to the

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, i.e. member of parliament. Only a month later, in October 2006, she was elected

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in the

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of Stockholm."Jämtin ny s-ledare i Stockholm", Sveriges Radio Eko, 10 October 2006. She decided to keep her seat in parliament for at least two months, citing her desire to fight for proposals made by Social-Democrats from Stockholm. While Jämtin was one of the favourites to succeed

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as leader of the

at the party's congress in March 2007, her retention of the seat in parliament fuelled speculation that she might run for party leadership. It was generally considered that the next Social Democratic leader should be a member of parliament. On 23 November 2006, Sweden's biggest newspaper

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(independently social-democratic), endorsed Jämtin as party leader,"Välj Jämtin", Aftonbladet, 23 November 2006. but she declined running. On 16 August 2016, Jämtin announced her intention to resign as party secretary in order to fulfill her position as

Other activities

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(ECFR), Member

Views on Israel-Palestine conflict

During a visit to

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and the

West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

in 2005 Jämtin called the wall between the two "Crazy and sick" and that she felt that a two state solution is impossible because of Israels actions, and that if Israel wants to build a wall it should do so in its own territory. The comments received a lot of commentary from media in Sweden. In September 2011, Jämtin along with

Urban Ahlin Urban Christian Ahlin (; born 13 November 1964) is a Swedish Social Democratic Party politician who was Speaker of the Riksdag from September 2014 to September 2018. He served as a Member of the Riksdag (MP) for the Västra Götaland County Eas ...

voiced their support for a Swedish recognition of a Palestinian state.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jamtin, Carin 21st-century Swedish women politicians 1964 births Living people Swedish Ministers for International Development Cooperation Women government ministers of Sweden Female foreign ministers Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Women members of the Riksdag Politicians from Stockholm Stockholm University alumni Swedish women diplomats