Ida Victoria Karkiainen (born 10 May 1988) is a Swedish politician for the Social Democratic party. Since 30 November 2021 she is the Minister for Public Administration in Magdalena Andersson's cabinet, replacing Lena Micko. Karkiainen is in a relationship with musician Mattias "Buffeln" Lind who is a member of the

industrial metal Industrial metal is the fusion of heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Prominent industrial metal acts include Ministry, Nine In ...

band Raubtier. Her connection to the band and their violent and nationalistic lyrics and hard partying lifestyle has created some controversy in Swedish media.

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