Elisabet Lann | |
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Minister for Health Care | |
Assumed office 9 September 2025 | |
Prime Minister | Ulf Kristersson |
Preceded by | Acko Ankarberg Johansson |
Personal details | |
Born | Jönköping,Sweden | 18 February 1977
Political party | Christian Democrats |
Elisabet Sara Lann (born 18 February 1977 [1] ) is a Swedish politician for the Christian Democrat party. [2] Since 9 September 2025,Lann has been the Minister for Health in Sweden for the Kristersson cabinet. [3]
She was the municipal commissioner for elder care,sports and civil society in Gothenburg from 2019 to 2022 and later a municipal commissioner in opposition after the 2022 election. [4]
She was appointed minister of health care on 9 September 2025. Upon assuming office,she stated that she aims to increase government control of healthcare in order to reduce waiting times for treatment. [5] During her first press conference as minister,she collapsed and received immediate medical treatment. After recovering,she explained that she had fainted due to low blood sugar. [6]
Lann grew up in Månsarp ,a small community in Jönköping County. She moved to Gothenburg in 1997 to study political science and Middle Eastern studies,eventually completing a masters in Peace and development studies in Jerusalem. [4]
Lann is a survivor of the tsunami disaster in Thailand in 2004,while her younger sister died. [7]