Jessica Margareta Stegrud (born 27 September 1970) is a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2019 to 2022. She is a member of the

Sweden Democrats The Sweden Democrats ( sv , Sverigedemokraterna ; SD ) is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Sweden. As of 2022, it is the largest member of Sweden's right-wing governing bloc to which it provides confidence and supply, a ...

and was part of

European Conservatives and Reformists The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) is a soft Eurosceptic, anti- federalist political group of the European Parliament. The ECR is the parliamentary group of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party (ECR Party) European pol ...

in the European Parliament. During the

2022 Swedish general election General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution, regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The pr ...

, she was elected to the Swedish Parliament (

Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and se ...

) and resigned her seat in the European Parliament. She was replaced by Johan Nissinen.

Career

Stegrud studied economics at the Karlstad University from 1989 to 1991 and at the

Gävle University College University of Gävle ( sv, Högskolan i Gävle) is a university college (''högskola'') located in Gävle, Sweden. It uses the name "University of Gävle" in English, although it is officially a 'University College'. The university was establish ...

from 1991 to 1993. In 1994, she completed a course in the French language at the Université d'Angers. She was employed as a management consultant at

Sydkraft Sydkraft AB is a power company headquartered in Malmö, Sweden. It is a subsidiary of the international energy group Uniper for operations in Sweden. The company is engaged in the generation of thermal, nuclear, and hydro power. The history of Sy ...

and then EON Sverige AB from 2001 until her election to the European Parliament in 2019. She had not been a member of the

before her candidacy in the

2019 European Parliament election in Sweden European Parliament elections were held in Sweden in May 2019 to elect the country's twenty members of the European Parliament. Opinion polls Graphical summary Vote share Results Voter demographics Voter demographics of the 2019 Euro ...

. In the European Parliament, Stegrud sat with the

group. She was a member of the energy committee, the committee for gender equality and delegations for relationships with China. Retrieved 24 November 2022.

References

Living people Politicians from Stockholm 1970 births MEPs for Sweden 2019–2024 Sweden Democrats MEPs 21st-century Swedish women politicians Members of the Riksdag 2022–2026 Members of the Riksdag from the Sweden Democrats Women members of the Riksdag {{Sweden-politician-stub