Jytte Guteland

Jytte Guteland MEP
Member of the European Parliament
In office 1 July 2014 – 25 September 2022
Constituency	Sweden
Personal details
Born	Jytte Gunlög Elisabeth Bengtsson Guteland (1979-09-16) 16 September 1979 (age 45) Huddinge, Sweden
Political party	Swedish Social Democrats  EU Party of European Socialists
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Madrid
Website	www.eu40.eu

Jytte Gunlög Elisabeth Bengtsson Guteland (born 16 September 1979)^[1][2] is a Swedish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2022. She is a member of the Social Democrats, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

Early life and education

Guteland has a master's degree in Economics from Södertörn University.

Career

Guteland was a member of the national executive board of the Social Democratic Youth League from 2005 to 2007 with responsibility for the welfare issues. She was chairperson of the Social Democratic Youth League from 2007 to 2011. In 2011, she was mentioned as a possible candidate for the party leadership of the Social Democrats.

Guteland has also been a political advisor at the Ministry of Finance and at the Ministry of Education. In addition, she has worked as project manager for the Swedish think tank organization Global Challenge.

Member of the European Parliament, 2014–2022

Guteland was elected to the European Parliament in the 2014 European Parliament election in Sweden. Throughout her time in parliament, she served on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. In this capacity, she was the Parliament’s rapporteur on measures to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 (2020).^[3] In 2020, she also joined the Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport.^[4]

In addition to her committee assignments, Guteland was a member of the Parliament’s delegation for relations with Iran. She also chaired the European Parliament Intergroup on the Western Sahara^[5] and served as a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development,^[6] the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals^[7] and the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.^[8]

In 2021, Guteland was part of the European Parliament’s official delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26).^[9]

In September 2022, she was the recipient of the Energy, Science and Research Award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards^[10]

Other activities

• European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member of the Council^[11]

References

1. "Jytte Guteland (S) vill värna barn och bin i EU". www.mitti.se. May 4, 2014.
2. "Jytte Guteland - Uppslagsverk - NE.se". www.ne.se.
3. Karl Mathiesen and Kalina Oroschakoff (October 7, 2020), EU climate clash looms as Parliament backs ‘bloody hard’ emissions cuts Politico Europe.
4. Members of the Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport European Parliament, press release of July 9, 2020.
5. Members European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara.
6. Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development European Parliament.
7. Members European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.
8. Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
9. European Parliament Delegation to COP26, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 9-13 November 2021 European Parliament.
10. "MEP Awards: Winners 2022". The Parliament Magazine. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
11. Members of the Council European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).

External links

• Jytte Guteland's webpage

Party political offices
Preceded by Anna Sjödin	Chairperson of the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League 2007–2011	Succeeded by Gabriel Wikström