Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist | |
|---|---|
 Thand Ringqvist in 2024 | |
| Leader of the Centre Party | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Anna-Karin Hatt |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| Assumed office 27 September 2022 | |
| Constituency | Stockholm Municipality |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elisabeth Kristin Eriksson 20 February 1972 Östersund, Sweden |
| Party | Centre |
| Spouse | Erik Ringqvist |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Stockholm School of Economics |
Elisabeth Kristin Thand Ringqvist (née Eriksson, born 20 February 1972) is a Swedish politician for the Centre Party. She is a member of the Riksdag since 2022, for Stockholm.[1] On 7 November 2022, Thand Ringqvist was announced as one of the candidates for the leadership role of the Center Party, which she did not win.[2][3] On 4 November 2025, she was announced as the party's choice for new leader after the resignation of Anna-Karin Hatt.[4] She was formally elected on 13 November.[5][6]
Career in business
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist became chief executive officer of Företagarna in 2011. In December 2013, the magazine Resumé named her Lobbyist of the Year after an intensive lobbying campaign by Företagarna against a proposal that would have required companies to submit extensive monthly reports about their employees. The campaign led the government to withdraw the proposal.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Nilsson, Erik; Hultman, Alexander (11 January 2023). "Demirok föreslås ta över C: 'En stor dag för mig'". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Nilsson, Erik (10 December 2022). "C-profil: Många föredrar inte mig som partiledare". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ Björklund, Andreas; Botsjö, Markus (1 December 2022). "Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist backas som ny partiledare för Centerpartiet". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ↑ Sweden's Centre Party taps Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist as next leader. SR. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ↑ Rosell, Rikard (13 November 2025). "Centerpartiet håller stämma – Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist vald till ny partiledare" [Centre Party holds congress – Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist elected as new party leader]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ↑ Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist elected leader of Sweden's Centre Party leader. Sveriges Radio. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ↑ "Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist går vidare". Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "Hon är Årets lobbyist". Retrieved 27 August 2026.
External links
Media related to Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist at Wikimedia Commons