Swedish PM presents 4 new ministers

Swedish Prime Minster Stefan Lofven presented four new government ministers at a press conference on Friday, reported Xinhua.

Per Bolund became the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Climate and Environment; Asa Lindhagen became the Minister for Financial Markets and Deputy Minister of Finance; Per Olsson Fridh became the Minister for International Development Cooperation and Marta Stenevi became the Minister for Gender Equality and Housing.

The four new ministers belong to the Green Party, which for the last six years has formed a coalition government with the Social Democrats.

The cabinet was reshuffled because former Environment Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lovin left politics for personal reasons.

Bolund was the former Minister for Financial Markets and Housing. In Sweden, the deputy prime minister is an honorary title.

Lindhagen was the former Minister for Gender Equality.

Stenevi was the former spokesperson of the Green Party.

Fridh was the former State Secretary to the Minister for International Development Cooperation.

When asked why no ministers belonging to the Social Democrats were involved in the reshuffle, Lofven said he did not want a major shake-up during the COVID-19 pandemic.