Hanna Gedin (born 11 March 1978) is a Swedish politician and MEP for the Left Party. She served as deputy party secretary for five years, leaving the position in December 2022.[1] She was elected as MEP in the 2024 European Parliament election.[2][3] She was mentioned as a potential candidate for party leader to follow Jonas Sjöstedt.[4]

Hanna Gedin
Hanna Gedin at a meeting in Lindängen during the 2024 European Parliament election
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
2024
ConstituencySweden
Personal details
Born (1978-03-11) 11 March 1978 (age 46)
Political partyLeft Party

Gedin was born in 1978 on the Scanian countryside and grew up on Norra Fäladen in Lund.[5][6] She joined the Left Party at age 15.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Olsson, Miranda (2022-12-20). "Hanna Gedin lämnar V-ledningen". Altinget. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  2. ^ "Fördelning av mandat i Europaparlamentet och fastställande av vilka kandidater som har valts till ledamöter och ersättare" (PDF). Swedish Election Authority (in Swedish). 2024-06-14.
  3. ^ Canoilas, Viviana; Röstlund, Lisa (2024-06-10). "Skrällen: Miljöpartiet tredje största parti – Vänsterpartiet ökar mest". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  4. ^ Rosén, Hans (2020-01-16). "Hetaste namnen att ta över V efter Sjöstedt". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  5. ^ "Kandidatsvar: Hanna Gedin (Vänsterpartiet)". valkompass.svt.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  6. ^ "Hanna Gedin". Altinget. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
  7. ^ "Hanna Gedin (V) från Malmö kan få plats i EU-parlamentet". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-10.