Aida Hadžialić (, ; born 21 January 1987) is a Bosnian-born Swedish politician and a member of the

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. She served as Minister for Upper Secondary School, Adult Education and Training from 3 October 2014 until her resignation on 15 August 2016.Aida Hadzialic (S) får ministerpost
''Hallandsposten''. Prior to joining the government she served as deputy mayor 2010–2014 in

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, Halland. Since 18 October 2022, she has been serving as the President of the Stockholm County Council. She holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Lund, Sweden. In 2014, she also began studies at the

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before becoming a member of the government. Hadžialić is an

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alumna, being fluent in Swedish, English and Bosnian. She resigned from her position as a minister 13 August 2016 after a visit to

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whereafter she drove just above the legal alcohol limit on the Swedish bridgehead of the

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. The control indicated 0.2 per mille which was exactly on the limit. Hadžialić was however driving legally on the Danish side of the Øresund Bridge where the legal drinking limit is 0,5 per mille. She has on numerous occasions been voted as one of the most talented young leaders in Sweden. Hadžialić currently runs a consultancy firm specializing in global affairs, Nordic West Office, which she founded with Jorma Ollila, Risto E.J Penttilä, and Charles C. Adams Jr. She also serves as an advisor to the BMW Foundation.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hadzialic, Aida 1987 births Living people People from Foča Lund University alumni Swedish Social Democratic Party politicians Women government ministers of Sweden Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Sweden Ministers for education of Sweden 21st-century Swedish women politicians 21st-century Swedish lawyers