The Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics

Council members

The Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics

Appointments 2023-01-01 – 2024-12-31 (2026-12-31)

Sven-Eric Söder

Sven-Eric Söder

Chair

Sven-Eric Söder is the director-general of Folke Bernadotte Academy since 2012. Prior to this, Sven-Eric was state secretary at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. He has also been state secretary at the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, and head of the Olof Palme International Center.

Yasmine Bladelius

Yasmine Bladelius

Member of Parliament for the Social Democratic Party.
Åsa Gyberg-Karlsson

Åsa Gyberg-Karlsson

Åsa Gyberg Karlsson represents the Left Party.

Per Landgren

Per Landgren

Member for the Christian Democrats.

Per Landgren represents the Christian Democrats. He was an MP from 1998 to 2006 and has had a number of political appointments on national as well as regional and community level. He has a Ph.D. in history of science and a licentiate in Latin from the University of Gothenburg. He is a fellow of the Linnean Society of London and an Associate Member of the History Faculty at the University of Oxford as well as a Member of Common Room at Wolfson College, Oxford, since 2010.

Sofia Nilsson

Sofia Nilsson

Member of the Centre Party.
Anton Nordqvist

Anton Nordqvist

Third vice chair in the Region of Härjedalen Jämtland for the Green Party.
Thomas Ragnarsson

Thomas Ragnarsson

Member of Parliament for the Moderate Party.
Per Ramhorn

Per Ramhorn

Member for the Swedish Democrats.
Anna Starbrink

Anna Starbrink

Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party.
Lilas Ali

Lilas Ali

Senior Lecturer and Researcher at Gothenburg University and Specialist Nurse in Psychiatry at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. Member of the board of the Swedish Society of Nursing.
Erica Borgny-

Erica Borgny-

Special advisor at the Ministy of Health and social affairs.
Anders Castor

Anders Castor

Pediatric Oncologist and Clinical Ethicist. Chair of the Medical Ethics Delegation within the Swedish Society of Medicine.
Göran Collste

Göran Collste

Professor Emeritus in Applied Ethics at Linköping University.
Titti Mattsson

Titti Mattsson

Professor of Public Law at Lund University.
Kerstin Nilsson

Kerstin Nilsson

Professor of Surgery with a specialisation in obstetrics and gynaecology.She is at present president of the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU), member of the Committee for Clinical Studies within the Swedish Research Council, and member of the Scientific Board within the Swedish Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Olle Olsson

Olle Olsson

Head of Section at the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions.
Nils-Eric Sahlin

Nils-Eric Sahlin

Senior professor of Medical Ethics at Lund University.
Mikael Sandlund

Mikael Sandlund

Professor of Psychiatry at Umeå University.
Marie Sten

Marie Sten

Vice chair, The Swedish Disability Rights Federation.
Kristina Wikner

Kristina Wikner

Director at the National Board of Health and Welfare.

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