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Ms Jessica STEGRUD (Sweden, ECPA)

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Substitute
Member of the Riksdag
Sweden Democrats

Sveriges Riksdag
SE - 100 12 - Stockholm
Sweden

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2025 , 2023

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: European Conservatives, Patriots & Affiliates since 03/02/2025
  • Member: European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance from 25/11/2022 to 03/02/2025

In the Assembly

  • since 26/01/2026 Substitute - Sweden
  • from 30/09/2024 to 25/01/2026 Representative - Sweden
  • from 25/11/2022 to 29/09/2024 Substitute - Sweden

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • Full Member: Committee on Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation (since 09/12/2025)
  • Full Member: (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 30/09/2024 to 08/12/2025)
  • Full Member: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 23/01/2023 to 29/09/2024)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Diasporas and Integration (from 02/10/2025 to 28/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 11/09/2025 to 27/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Gender Equality (from 03/10/2024 to 29/01/2025)
  • Full Member: Sub-Committee on Diasporas and Integration (from 30/09/2024 to 27/01/2025)
  • Alternate of ZZ… (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 04/06/2026)
  • Alternate of Mr Michael RUBBESTAD (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 30/09/2024 to 03/06/2026)
  • Alternate of Mr Markus WIECHEL (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (from 23/01/2023 to 29/09/2024)
  • Alternate of Mr Markus WIECHEL (Full Member): Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 27/01/2025)

Interventions

Last speeches

30/01/2025 | 16:30:04 Madam President, As I read Ms Sena Nur ÇELİK KANAT's report on gender equality, I reflected on the progress made in the West. A hundred years ago, only 14 nations in the Council of Europe had granted women the right to vote. Thanks to the Suffragette Movement, our societies have evolved, but the road is not over. Elsewhere, millions of women still suffer terrible oppression. In Afghanistan, they are deprived of their fundamental rights. In Iran, their activism is brutally repressed. These... 29/01/2025 | 18:28:04 Mister President. First, I would like to thank the rapporteur for their important work in highlighting Europe's demographic challenges. The report correctly outlines the serious consequences of an ageing population, a shrinking workforce, rising pressure on healthcare and social services, and increasing burdens on public finances and pensions. I agree with the problem description. These issues are real. But is immigration the answer? If so, Sweden should be a shining example of low... 30/09/2024 | 17:15:18 Mister President, Let me first of all say how glad I am to take the floor today for the first time before this distinguished Assembly. And that I can do so on a theme central to us all, namely how we may together improve the social situation of millions of vulnerable people in distress within our borders, be they the victims of disasters such as Covid-19, flooding, earthquakes, droughts or other calamities, or, but most of all, be they the victims of military invasions. The Council of Europe...

Activities