State Secretary to Åsa Lindhagen
Karin Strandås is State Secretary to Minister for Gender Equality, with responsibility for anti-discrimination and anti-segregation, Åsa Lindhagen. State secretaries are politically appointed senior officials at the Government Offices who lead the work of a ministry directly under the head of the ministry or another minister. State secretaries are responsible for planning and coordination.
CV - Karin Strandås
Personal
Karin Strandås was born in 1974. She lives in Stockholm with her
partner and two children.
Education
1999–2001
Master’s degree in political science, Uppsala University, with
studies at the University of Sheffield
1995–1999
Bachelor’s degree in political science, Uppsala University
Positions and assignments
2019–
State Secretary, Ministry of Employment
2018–2019
Deputy Head, Coordination Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office
2018
Head of the Swedish Green Party Parliamentary Secretariat
2017–2018
State Secretary, Ministry of Culture
2016–2017
Deputy Head, Coordination Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office
2014–2016
Political Adviser, Prime Minister’s Office
2013–2014
Consultant, Westander
2011–2013
Campaign manager, ActionAid
2007–2011
Chair, Swedish Burma Committee
2004–2010
Political Secretary, Swedish Green Party, the Riksdag
2004–2005
Project coordinator, The Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation
2003
Analyst, Swedish Municipal Workers’ Union
Contact
State Secretary to Minister for Gender Equality, with responsibility for anti-discrimination and anti-segregation, Åsa Lindhagen
Phone (switchboard) +46 8 405 10 00
email to Karin Strandås, via senior registry clerk
