Ebba Busch | |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden | |
Assumed office 18 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Ulf Kristersson |
Preceded by | Morgan Johansson |
Minister for Energy, Business and Industry | |
Assumed office 18 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Ulf Kristersson |
Preceded by | Khashayar Farmanbar (Energy) Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson (Business and Industry) |
Leader of the Christian Democrats | |
Assumed office 25 April 2015 | |
Party secretary | Acko Ankarberg Johansson Peter Kullgren Johan Ingerö Liza-Maria Norlin |
Preceded by | Göran Hägglund |
Member of the Riksdag | |
Assumed office 23 September 2018 | |
Constituency | Västra Götaland County East |
Member of the Uppsala City Council | |
In office May 2010 – April 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ebba Elisabeth Busch-Christensen 11 February 1987 Uppsala, Sweden |
Citizenship |
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Political party | Christian Democrats |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Ebba-Elisabeth Busch[2] (née Busch-Christensen, formerly Busch Thor; born 11 February 1987) is a Swedish politician, serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden, Minister for Energy and the Minister for Business and Industry since October 2022.[3] She has served as Leader of the Christian Democrats since April 2015.
She has criticized the shift towards multiculturalism,[4] and also supports the controversial move to shift Swedish embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.[5][6] She argues that Turkish membership in the EU should be rejected.[7]
In March 2021, Busch was embroiled in a criminal investigation for defamation, in which Busch pleaded guilty to a charge of grave defamation, resulting in probation and a SEK 60,000 fine.[8]