Alice Alexandra Teodorescu Måwe (born 2 May 1984) is a Swedish politician and former legal professional with the Företagarna organisation of Swedish entrepreneurs and a liberal-conservative commentator on social and political issues. Since 2024, she is a Member of the European Parliament.
Alice Teodorescu Måwe | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Sweden | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alice Alexandra Teodorescu 2 May 1984 Bucharest, Romania |
| Citizenship | Sweden • Romania |
| Political party | Christian Democrats (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Moderate Party (2019–2024) |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life
editAlice Teodorescu was born in Bucharest, Romania.[1] She attended the Sture Academy, a training programme for young people run by liberal think tank Timbro.[1][2]
Career
editAfter completing her legal training, she worked as an intern in the Brussels office of Svenskt Näringsliv and then became a communication strategist for the newspaper.[1] She has also been an editorial writer for newspapers including Barometern in Oskarshamn and Gotlands Allehanda.[3][4] In 2009, she founded a women's network called En plats i himlen för kvinnor som hjälper varandra (a place in heaven for women who help each other).[5]
Teodorescu criticised gender quotas on corporate boards and advocated a policy of equality based on individualism rather than collectivism. She has also written on integration and education. In February 2014 she attracted much attention by calling in a debate on the Sveriges Radio channel 1 programme P1 Debatt for a clear definition of the term "racism" and questioning whether racism in Sweden was structural.[2][6][7][8] She also argued that it was time for a more nuanced, less dogmatic and polarising debate on the issue.[9] During the Almedalen week in June and July 2014 Ali Esbati refused to shake hands with Teodorescu after a live broadcast debate between the two, this after a discussion about racism in Sweden.[10] After the debate both Teodorescu and Esbati received criticism for not considering each other's opinions.[11] In a subsequent opinion piece in Svenska Dagbladet, Teodorescu complained about what she saw as the lenient treatment of the Green Party by the press.[12]
In 2019 Teodorescu married pianist Henrik Måwe at Lund Cathedral, after which she also assumed his surname.[13]
Teodorescu Måwe was running to become a Member of the European Parliament for the Christian Democrats in the in the upcoming EP elections for 2024.[14] She replaced Sara Skyttedal as the party's top name for the election.[14][15] She was voted into the parliament as the only Christian Democrat and took office on 16 July 2024. [16]
References
edit- ^ a b c Hagenblad, Åsa (2 May 2009). "Drömde om en karriär som diplomat". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ a b "De obekväma: Alice Teodorescu" (in Swedish). Sveriges Utbildningsradio. 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Alice Teodorescu". Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Ny på ledarsidan: Alice Teodorescu" (in Swedish). Helagotland.se. 6 July 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Teodorescu, Alice. "Nätverkets Historia" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
Enplatsihimlen.se
- ^ Teodorescu, Alice (3 February 2014). "Antirasister och rasister gör gemensam sak" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ Pascalidou, Alexandra; Welander, Louise; Löfgren, Marie-Jeanette (4 February 2014). "Vi ber om ursäkt, Alice Teodorescu" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "P1 ber om ursäkt efter rasismdebatt". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "P1 Debatt: Hur mycket rasism tål Sverige?" (in Swedish). Sveriges radio. 2 February 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ Britts, Malvina (4 July 2014). "Vägrade skaka hand efter storbråk i sändning". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Andersson, Robert (12 July 2014). "Inte ens när värden som mångfald" (in Swedish). Nyheter24. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Teodorescu, Alice (18 July 2014). "Varför tar inte journalisterna MP på allvar?". Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ Gerdemark
- ^ a b "Skyttedal petad – Alice Teodorescu nytt toppnamn för KD i EU-valet". Europaportalen. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Parham, Babak (23 May 2024). Christian Democrats: "We need a new way of seeking asylum". Retrieved 13 June 2024 – via Sveriges Radio.
- ^ "Glädje på KD-vaka trots tappad EU-plats". Göteborgs-Posten. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
External links
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