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Isabella Lövin

Isabella Lövin
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Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
Assumed office
25 May 2016
Serving with Margot Wallström (Acting)
Monarch Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven
Preceded by Åsa Romson
Minister for International Development Cooperation
Assumed office
3 October 2014
Monarch Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven
Preceded by Hillevi Engström
Spokesperson of the Green Party
Assumed office
13 May 2016
Serving with Gustav Fridolin
Preceded by Åsa Romson
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 2009 – 3 October 2014
Personal details
Born (1963-02-03) 3 February 1963 (age 54)
Nationality Sweden
Political party Green Party

Isabella Lövin (born 3 February 1963) is a Swedish politician for the Green Party who has served as Minister for International Development Cooperation since 2014 and as spokesperson of the Green Party since 2016.

An author and journalist by profession, she served as a Member of European Parliament (MEP) from the 2009 election until becoming cabinet minister in October 2014. Her area in the European Parliament was fisheries questions. Lövin has been awarded with Stora Journalistpriset for her work in the field of journalism, particularly her articles about fishery.

Isabella Lövin is the daughter of artist Björn Lövin ().

She has studied film studies, political science, sociology and Italian at . She also studied at the University College of Film, Radio, Television and Theatre.

Lövin has been reporter and freelance writer for Damernas Värld, Veckorevyn, Elle and Vi Föräldrar, and written chronicles about the environment in Expressen's Sunday supplement "Green Sunday". From 1994 to 1997, Lövin worked as a reporter and producer at Sveriges Radio P1's community editorial board for programs such as Slussen and Tendens. Subsequently, she worked as editorial secretary and editor of Månadsjournalen until 2002 when she, after having been an editor at food magazine Allt om Mat, worked as editor of magazine Leva! in 2003. In 2004, Lövin was re freelance writer and in 2005 she wrote columns for Allt om Mat and concurrently served as a freelance web editor for Femina.


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