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Chairs elected to the Riksdag committees and the Committee on EU Affairs

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The Riksdag committees and the Committee on EU Affairs have elected their chairs and deputy chairs. They make up the presiding members of the committees and lead the work of the committees.

On 6 October, the Chamber of the Riksdag elected which MPs will be members of the Riksdag committees and the Committee on EU Affairs. The members of the committees and the Committee on EU Affairs have now in turn elected their chairs and deputy chairs.

Chairs and deputy chairs of the committees and the Committee on European Union Affairs 

Committee on the Labour Market

  • Ardalan Shekarabi (SocDem), Chair
  • Magnus Persson (SweDem), Deputy Chair

Committee on Civil Affairs

  • Kjell-Arne Ottosson (ChrDem) Chair
  • Anfal Mahdi (Lft) , Deputy Chair

Committee on Finance

  • Mikael Damberg (SocDem), Chair
  • Edward Riedl (Mod), Deputy

Chair Committee on Defence

  • Jörgen Berglund (Mod), Chair
  • Peter Hultqvist (SocDem), Deputy Chair

Committee on Justice

  • Teresa Carvalho (SocDem), Chair
  • Alexander Christiansson (SweDem), Deputy Chair

Committee on Cultural Affairs

  • Mattias Karlsson Bergman (SweDem), Chair
  • Leila Ali Elmi (Grn), Deputy Chair

Committee on the Constitution.

  • Oscar Sjöstedt (SweDem), Chair
  • Jennie Nilsson (SocDem), Deputy Chair

Committee on Industry and Trade

  • Anders Ådahl (Cen), Chair
  • Joar Forssell (Lib), Deputy Chair

Committee on Environment and Agriculture

  • Emma Nohrén (Grn), Chair
  • Oskar Svärd (Mod), Deputy Chair

Committee on Taxation

  • Boriana Åberg (Mod), Chair
  • Niklas Karlsson (SocDem), Deputy Chair

Committee on Social Insurance

  • Nadja Awad (Lft), Chair
  • Jessica Stegrud (SweDem), Deputy Chair

Committee on Health and Welfare

  • Linda Lindberg (SweDem), Chair
  • Fredrik Lundh Sammeli (SocDem), Deputy Chair

Committee on Transport and Communications

  • Maria Stockhaus (Mod), Chair
  • Ulrika Heie (Cen), Deputy Chair

Committee on Education

  • Hawar Asaiesh (Lft), Chair
  • Liza-Maria Norlin (ChrDem), Deputy Chair

Committee on Foreign Affairs

  • Morgan Johansson (SocDem), Chair
  • Fredrik Ahlstedt (Mod), Deputy Chair

The Committee on EU Affairs

  • Matilda Ernkrans (SocDem), Chair
  • Erik Ottoson (Mod), Deputy Chair 

Election of members to Riksdag committees

News: Members elected to the committees, the Committee on EU Affairs and the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs

More information

On the Riksdag website there is more information on the election of members and on the work of the committees and the Committee on EU Affairs.

If you have any questions, please contact the Riksdag Information Service, telephone +46 20 349 000, email riksdagsinformation@riksdagen.se.