Esther ''Katarina'' Stensson (born 21 August 1988 in
Örebro
Örebro ( ; ) is the seventh-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers inland along the small river Svartån, and ...
) is a Swedish politician and leader of the
Swedish Pirate Party with a term from 2019–2021
Stensson took a masters exam in
engineering physics
Engineering physics (EP), sometimes engineering science, is the field of study combining pure science disciplines (such as physics, mathematics, chemistry or biology) and engineering disciplines (computer, nuclear, electrical, aerospace, medic ...
at
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
KTH Royal Institute of Technology (), abbreviated KTH, is a Public university, public research university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH conducts research and education in Institute of technology, engineering and technology and is Sweden's largest te ...
in 2014 and a degree in
licentiate in physics in 2018. Stensson is the Vice-President of the company "Checheza
AB", a company focused on online classes. In 2020 she took the teacher's exam to work as a teacher in physics and mathematics.
Biography
Between 2012 and 2014, Stensson was the project leader for organization Womengineer. In the year 2014 Stensson founded IGEday, a national event aimed at encourage girls to become engineers. Stensson had a seat in the board of directors for the free math-tutering service Mattecentrum from 2014–2017.
References
Living people
People from Örebro
1988 births
Pirate Party (Sweden) politicians
21st-century Swedish politicians
21st-century Swedish women politicians
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