Jennie Nilsson

Swedish politician

Jennie Nilsson
Jennie Nilsson in January 2019 following her appointment as cabinet minister.

Minister for Rural Affairs
In office 21 January 2019 – 30 June 2021
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister	Stefan Löfven
Preceded by	Sven-Erik Bucht
Succeeded by	Office merged with the Minister for Enterprise (Ibrahim Baylan)
Member of the Riksdag
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 June 2021
In office 2 October 2006 – 21 January 2019
Constituency	Halland County

Personal details
Born	(1972-01-25) 25 January 1972 (age 52) Torup, Halland County, Sweden
Political party	Social Democrats

Jennie Gaby Christel Nilsson (born 25 January 1972) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats. She served as Minister for Rural Affairs in the Löfven cabinet from January 2019 to June 2021 and has been Member of the Riksdag since October 2006, representing her home constituency Halland County.

Before being elected to the Riksdag in 2006, Nilsson served as Mayor of Hylte Municipality from 2001 to 2006.