Annika Strandhäll

Annika Strandhäll, 2014

Annika Strandhäll (born April 30, 1975 in Gothenburg ) is a Swedish politician . She belongs to the Swedish Social Democratic Labor Party . Between 2014 and 2019 she accompanied various ministerial offices in the governments Löfven I and Löfven II . Most recently she was Minister of Social Security.

Personal history

After secondary school Annika Strandhäll studied psychology and sociology at the University of Gothenburg . In 2007/2008 she returned for further studies in organizational and employment psychology as well as organization and management.

Political career

From 1996 to 2011 Annika Strandhäll was project manager for a labor market project in Gothenburg. From 2003 to 2004 she was the first-time coordinator in the European region of Ferney-Voltaire , France . In 2003 she took over the chairmanship of the trade union Vision (formerly SKTF and Sveriges Kommunaltjänstemannaförbund), which represents employees in administrations of cities, municipalities, districts and churches.

In the Löfven I government , she was Minister of Social Security from 2014 to 2017. On July 27, 2017, she became Minister of Social Affairs as part of a government reshuffle. In the Löfven II government , which began work on January 21, 2019, she was again Minister of Social Security. On September 30, 2019, she announced her resignation after the death of her significant other.

Tasks in the Löfven government

Annika Strandhäll's responsibilities as Minister for Health and Social Affairs included social security, namely pension and health insurance, insurance and parental allowances, public health care, sport and the Swedish health system.

Political priorities in the Löfven government (selection)

• Gender equitable pensions

The politician campaigned for gender-equitable pensions and set up a working group in 2015. In 2016 it published a report that analyzed the differences in pension levels between women and men. According to the results, women in Sweden receive an average of 30 percent less pension than men. They also looked for causes. These results were shared with other organizations and the feedback resulted in an action plan for gender equitable pensions. In 2017, the Pension Committee in the Reichstag approved a plan that consists of eight parts. Among other things, it subjects the basic pension system to an examination and facilitates the transfer of premium pensions in a partnership. The minister said: “We know how many pensioners can barely make ends meet and that 80 percent of guaranteed pension recipients are women. An important part of the ongoing effort is therefore to examine how the basic pension can be strengthened. There has not been a comprehensive review of the universal service since it was introduced 20 years ago and it is time to take action. "

Annika Strandhäll and the working group for gender equitable pensions considered a dialogue with the social partners about measures to extend working life to be important and set the organizational course for this. In 2016 the report Statement of intent on a longer working life was published.

Offices

National

Annika Strandhäll was a board member of several trade union organizations from 2000 to 2014, including chair of the Swedish Union of Local Government Officers in Gothenburg from 2005 to 2008 . Her commitment to gender equality predestined Annika Strandhäll to become a member of a delegation for gender equality in the world of work , to which she belonged from 2011 to 2014 on behalf of the Swedish government. From 2013 to 2014 she was the vice president of the insurance company Folksam Sak .

International

Annika Strandhäll's involvement at union level also resulted in her being a member of a number of praesidia at international level. From 2011 to 2014 Annika Strandhäll was Vice-President of Nordens Offentliganställdas Fackliga Sam Organization , an association of trade unions for the public service in the Nordic countries. During the same period, she was also a member of the Presidium of the European Federation of Public Service Unions and the Nordic Public Services Council . From 2013 to 2014 she was Vice President of Public Services International .

Web links

Commons : Annika Strandhäll  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Strandhäll's biography on the Swedish Parliament's website
• Strandhäll's biography on the Swedish government website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} Swedish government: Annika Strandhäll. In: government.se. January 9, 2018, accessed April 13, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Annika Strandhäll (S) avgår som minister. In: SVT Nyheter . September 30, 2019, accessed October 1, 2019 (Swedish). 
3. ^ Swedish government: CV Annika Strandhäll. In: government.se. August 30, 2017, accessed April 13, 2018 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Swedish Government: Gender-equal pensions. In: government.se. February 14, 2017, accessed April 13, 2018 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Sweden unveils 'gender equal pensions' plan. In: thelocal.se. January 23, 2017, accessed January 26, 2019 .