Åsa Ulrika Karlsson (née Burman; born 1973) is a Swedish politician, teacher and member of the

Riksdag The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportional rep ...

, the national

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. A member of the

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, she has represented

Västerbotten County Västerbotten County (), sometimes called Westrobothnia, is a county or '' län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the ...

since September 2018. Karlsson is the daughter of factory worker Henry Burman and Ingrid Burman (née Söderström). She was educated in

Skellefteå Skellefteå (, locally ) is a Cities in Sweden, city in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with a population of 36,388. It is the seat of Skellefteå Municipality, which had 77,322 inhabitants in 2024. The city is historically industrial, with mining ...

and has a teaching degree from

Mid Sweden University Mid Sweden University () is a Swedish state university located in the region around the geographical center of Sweden. It has two campuses: one in Östersund and one in Sundsvall. The University was founded in 1993 as the result of a merge ...

. She has worked as a child minder and school teacher.

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1973 births Living people Members of the Riksdag 2018–2022 Members of the Riksdag 2022–2026 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Mid Sweden University alumni People from Skellefteå Municipality Swedish schoolteachers Women members of the Riksdag 21st-century Swedish women politicians {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub