Birgitta Ed
Birgitta Ed | |
|---|---|
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Sweden | |
| In role 18 October 2022 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Prime Minister | Ulf Kristersson |
| Preceded by | Richard Friberg |
| Priest | |
| Church | Strängnäs Cathedral |
| Diocese | Diocese of Strängnäs |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 January 2023[1] by Johan Dalman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1968 Strängnäs, Södermanland County, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 (adopted) |
| Profession | Entrepreneur, priest |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University University College Stockholm |
Birgitta Paulina Kristersson Ed (née Ed; 2 September 1968) is a Swedish priest in the Church of Sweden[1] and a former entrepreneur and public relations consult.[2] She is the wife of Ulf Kristersson, the Prime Minister of Sweden since 2022.[3]
Career
[edit]Ed worked as an political advisor in the government office (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Sweden) from 1991 to 1994, during Prime Minister Carl Bildt's tenure in office. In 1994, Ed co-founded the PR agency Sagt:Gjort, which through a merger in 2000 became the PR agency Springtime, where Ed was CEO 2000–2001.[4] Ed was CEO of Stiftelsen Sverige i Europa, leading led the yes-side of the campaign during the 2003 Swedish euro referendum.[5]
Ed was involved, alongside her agency Springtime, in the Swedish exhibition at the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai from 2009 to 2010.[6] She later co-founded a business development agency Six Year Plan AB, where she was a senior adviser and co-owner.[7]
Clergy career
[edit]In 2018, she began studying theology at the University College Stockholm with the aim of becoming a priest.[8] She was ordained a priest on 22 January 2023 for the Diocese of Strängnäs in the Church of Sweden by bishop Johan Dalman in Strängnäs Cathedral.[1]
Personal life
[edit]She has been married to Ulf Kristersson since 1991 and they have three adopted daughters from China.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hansson, Johanna (22 January 2023). "Här prästvigs Birgitta Ed – tårarna i kyrkan". www.expressen.se (in Swedish).
- ^ "M-ledarens fru berättar om sitt tidiga prästkall". Dagen (in Swedish). 18 November 2019.
- ^ Roos, Malin (1 June 2018). "Birgitta Eds nya liv: Hjälpa maken Ulf Kristersson till makten". www.expressen.se (in Swedish).
- ^ "Sagt:gjort och Vindrosen bildar företag". www.dagensmedia.se (in Swedish).
- ^ "Hur ska du övertyga svenskarna att säga ja, Birgitta Ed?". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 26 July 2003.
- ^ "Springtime vann upphandlingen inför Expo2010".
- ^ "Pr-byrån som utmanar affärskonsulterna | Dagens Opinion". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ Roos, Malin (1 June 2018). "Birgitta Eds nya liv: Hjälpa maken Ulf Kristersson till makten". www.expressen.se (in Swedish).
- ^ Zetterman, Jacob (13 February 2022). "Ulf Kristerssons fru försvarar Svenska kyrkan mot sina borgerliga vänner". Dagen (in Swedish).