Karin Märta Elisabeth Enström (born Landerholm 23 March 1966) is a

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of the

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. She has served as Secretary-General of the

since October 2022 and has been a

Member of the Riksdag Members of Parliament (Swedish language, Swedish: ''riksdagsledamöter'', singular: ''riksdagsledamot'') in Sweden sit in the Riksdag. Description ''Members of Parliament'' refers to the elected members of the Riksdag. In Swedish, an MP is us ...

since the 1998 general election, representing Stockholm County. She served as Minister for Defence in the cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt from 2012 to 2014. She is an Amphibious Corps

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by profession.

Political career

Enström has been a

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of the ''Riksdag'' since 1998, representing Stockholm County. She was a member of the Defense Committee from 2002 to 2010, serving as its Chairman from 2008. After the 2010 general election she was appointed as Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and was also a member of the

War Delegation The War Delegation (, or ''KD'') is a standing committee of the Riksdag, with its functions enumerated in the Instrument of Government and the Riksdag Act, with the purpose of replacing the Riksdag as a whole whenever Sweden is at war or is otherwi ...

and the Foreign Policy Council. Enström was commissioned as an

in 1987, passed the Royal War College ''(Kungliga Krigshögskolan)'' common course in 1988, and its higher course in 1993. She currently holds the rank of captain in the

Swedish Amphibious Corps The Amphibious Corps (, Amf) is the Marines, marine infantry arm of the Swedish Navy, with an emphasis on coastal defence. It has its roots in the Swedish Coastal Artillery, coastal artillery (, KA) but after the end of the Cold War it was seen as ...

. She has been a member of the

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Vaxholm Vaxholm is a city, urban area and the seat of Vaxholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It occupies the islands of Vaxön and Kullö in the Stockholm archipelago. The name Vaxholm comes from Vaxholm Fortress, which was constructed in 154 ...

since 1994 and was chairman of the council from 2002 to 2006.

Other activities

European Council on Foreign Relations The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is a pan-European think tank with offices in seven European capitals. Launched in October 2007, it conducts research on European foreign and security policy and provides a meeting space for decis ...

(ECFR), Member of the Council

Personal life

Enström is the daughter of

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Staffan Landerholm and Olena ''(born Tingdahl)''. Her older brother, Henrik Landerholm, is serving as Sweden's National Security Advisor since 2022 and was Sweden's Ambassador to Riga from 2013 to 2017 and Sweden's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 2017 to 2021. Her sister, Louise Landerholm Bill, is married to

Per Bill Per Anders Otto Bill (born 13 February 1958) is a Sweden, Swedish politician of the Moderate Party who served as List of governors of Gävleborg County, Governor of Gävleborg County from 2015 to 2024. He was a List of members of the Swedish Riks ...

. Her niece, Alice Landerholm, is chairman of the

Moderate School Youth The Moderate Youth League ( ; MUF), officially known in English as the Swedish Young Conservatives, is the youth wing of the Swedish Moderate Party. Of the political youth organizations that received financial support from the Swedish Agency f ...

since 2023. She is married to

Anders Enström Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering, Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres (name), Andres via metathesis (linguistics), metathesis. In Sweden, A ...

, a lieutenant colonel in the Amphibious Corps employed at the Navy Tactical Staff Headquarters. She has three children.Family and life
Aftonbladet, 18 April 2012

References

External links

Karin Enström
at the

Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportional rep ...