Beatrice Ask
Minister for Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office  6 October 2006
Prime Minister	Fredrik Reinfeldt
Preceded by	Thomas Bodström
Minister for Schools
In office 4 October 1991 – 7 October 1994
Prime Minister	Carl Bildt
Preceded by	Göran Persson
Succeeded by	Ylva Johansson
Born	20 April 1956 (1956-04-20) (age 53) Sveg, Jämtland County, Sweden
Political party	Moderate Party
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Church of Sweden

Eva Carin Beatrice Ask (born 20 April 1956) is a Swedish Moderate Party politician, currently serving as Minister for Justice in the Swedish government.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

Ask was born in Sveg, Jämtland County. She earned a high school diploma in Akron, Ohio, United States, in 1974, and finished her upper secondary school in Sweden in 1976.^[1] From 1978 to 1979 she studied international economics at Uppsala University but never graduated.^[1] Instead she bagan working for the Moderate Party and the Moderate Youth League, before being elected the first female chairman of the youth league in 1984. She was re-elected in 1986 and served a second term until 1988, when she was elected city commissioner with responsibility for schools (Swedish: skolborgarråd) in the city council of Stockholm.

Following the 1991 election, after which Carl Bildt became Prime Minister, Ask was appointed Minister for Schools and Adult Education in the new cabinet. Together with Per Unckel, Minister for Education, she took part in shaking the very foundation of the Swedish education system. Among other things, education vouchers were introduced which allowed children to choose independent schools without paying any fees.

Since the loss in the 1994 election, Ask has served as party spokesman of several issues. From 1994 to 2006 she was member of the Swedish parliament.

Following the 2006 election, after which Fredrik Reinfeldt became Prime Minister, Ask was appointed Minister for Justice in the new cabinet. Historically, she is one of very few non-jurists to hold the post of Minister for Justice in Sweden.

[edit] Personal life

Ask was formerly married to Moderate Party politician Christer G. Wennerholm, with whom she has one child. She has a second child from another relationship.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Beatrice Ask at the Government Offices of Sweden
• Beatrice Ask at the Parliament of Sweden (Swedish)
• Beatrice Ask at the Moderate Party (Swedish)

Party political offices
Preceded by Gunnar Hökmark	Chairman of the Moderate Youth League 1984 – 1988	Succeeded by Ulf Kristersson
Political offices
Preceded by Göran Persson	Minister for Schools 1991 – 1994	Succeeded by Ylva Johansson
Preceded by Thomas Bodström	Minister for Justice 2006–present	Incumbent

v • d • e Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt Current ministers Reinfeldt · Malmström · Ask · Billström · Bildt · Björling · Tolgfors · Carlsson · Hägglund · Larsson · Husmark Pehrsson · Borg · Odell · Krantz · Björklund · Adelsohn Liljeroth · Erlandsson · Carlgren · Olofsson · Torstensson · Littorin · Sabuni Former ministers Borelius (2006) · Stegö Chilò (2006) · Odenberg (2006–2007) · Leijonborg (2006–2009)

Persondata
NAME	Ask, Beatrice
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ask, Eva Carin Beatrice (full name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Politician
DATE OF BIRTH	20 April 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sveg, Jämtland County, Sweden
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH