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Ylva Johansson: Minister for Employment with a feminist agenda

Her ambitions are clear: youth unemployment is priority number one. Second on the list is to match jobseekers and jobs. She wants to improve working conditions in female-dominated workplaces and she will fight for more social rights within the EU.
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One minute interview

What book are you currently reading?

Donna Tartt ‘The Goldfinch’ which won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize. 

When I turned 50 this spring a friend gave me “The Secret History” by Donna Tartt. I liked it so much that I wanted to read more of her.

Which work tool do you appreciate the most in your office?

My co-workers.

As a child, what did you want to become when you grew up?

I wanted to become a maths teacher, and I did too.

What is your hidden talent?

I am quite a good photographer.

How do you share work at home?

My husband and I share quite equally. When we met we were both government ministers, so we have always worked a lot and had important jobs. It has always been a struggle, but the result has been pretty good.

More about the minister

Ylva Johansson is a member of the Social Democratic Party. 

She is 50 years old, married with three children, trained as a maths teacher and has worked in education and business.

Her main career has been as a politician. 

She has been Minister for Schools and Minister for Welfare and Elderly Healthcare, and she has held key positions in the Swedish parliament as deputy leader for the Social Affairs Committee and lately for the Labour market committee, before becoming Minister for Employment.

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