Åsa Romson

Åsa Romson
Minister for the Environment
In office
3 October 2014  25 May 2016
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Preceded byLena Ek
Succeeded byKarolina Skog
Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
(honorary title)
In office
3 October 2014  25 May 2016
Serving with Margot Wallström
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Preceded byJan Björklund
Succeeded byIsabella Lövin
Spokesperson of the Green Party
In office
21 May 2011  13 May 2016
Serving with Gustav Fridolin
Preceded byMaria Wetterstrand
Peter Eriksson
Succeeded byIsabella Lövin
Gustav Fridolin
Member of the Riksdag
In office
7 June 2016  14 July 2017
In office
18 May 2013  2 October 2014
In office
4 October 2010  22 November 2012
ConstituencyStockholm Municipality
Personal details
Born (1972-03-22) 22 March 1972
Salem, Sweden
Political partyGreen
Alma materStockholm University (JD)
ProfessionPolitician

Åsa Elisabeth Romson (born 22 March 1972) is a Swedish politician who was the Minister for the Environment and ceremonial Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden in the Swedish Government from 2014 to 2016. She is a member of the Green Party and served as one of its spokespersons along with Gustav Fridolin between 2011 and 2016.

In 2012, Romson completed a doctorate in environmental law at Stockholm University.