Jennie Gaby Christel Nilsson (born 25 January 1972) is a Swedish

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of the

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. She served as Minister for Rural Affairs in the Löfven cabinet from January 2019 to June 2021 and has been

Member of the Riksdag Members of Parliament (Swedish language, Swedish: ''riksdagsledamöter'', singular: ''riksdagsledamot'') in Sweden sit in the Riksdag. Description ''Members of Parliament'' refers to the elected members of the Riksdag. In Swedish, an MP is us ...

since October 2006, representing her home constituency

Halland County Halland County (, ) is a county ('' län'') on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland. The capital is Halmstad. Prince Julian, the son of Prince Carl Philip, is Duke of Halland. ...

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

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