Ardalan Shekarabi
| Ardalan Shekarabi | |
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| Minister for Public Administration | |
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Assumed office 3 October 2014 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
| Preceded by | Stefan Attefall |
| Member of the Swedish Riksdag for Uppsala County | |
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Assumed office 15 April 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 November 1978 Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Occupation | Jurist |
Ardalan Shekarabi (Persian: اردلان شکرآبی; born 28 November 1978) is a Swedish politician and former chairman.[1] In October 2014, he became the Minister for Public Administration in the new Stefan Löfven government.[2]
Controversies
In December 2004 Dagens Nyheter revealed that Shekarabi had siphoned funds [3]from his political party's youth fund SSU into an account supposed to be used for integration projects. This account was later used for private purchases. Shekarabi claims he did not know where the money came from.
During Shekarabis leadership in the SSU it was also revealed that extensive cheating with memberships had occurred, blowing up the numbers to gain more funds from SSU. [4] [5]
References
- ↑ "Nödvändig konflikt inom SSU". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 7 August 2003. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
- ↑ "New ministers at the Ministry of Finance". Government Offices of Sweden. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "Hemligt konto bekostade kampanj för SSU-ordförande". Dagens Nyheter. 21 December 2004.
- ↑ "SSU lovar räfst och rättarting". Svenska Dagbladet. 14 March 2005.
- ↑ "Shekarabis SSU-distrikt fuskade". Svenska Dagbladet. 18 March 2005.
| Preceded by Mikael Damberg |
Chairperson of the Social Democratic Youth League 2003–2005 |
Succeeded by Anna Sjödin |
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