Kristina Svahn Starrsjö

Born 1961
Justice of the Supreme Administrative Court since 2017

Degree of Master of Laws (LL.M) from Stockholm University, 1985
Law Clerk at Solna District Court, 1985-1988
Associate Judge at Svea Court of Appeal, 1995
Legal Advisor to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 1995-1998
Legal Advisor, Senior Advisor and Deputy Director at the Ministry of Justice, 1998-2006
Judge of Appeal at Svea Court of Appeal, 2006
Deputy Director-General and Head of the Ministry of Justice’s Division for Constitutional law, 2006-2013
Director-General of the Swedish Data Protection Authority, 2013-2017

Public appointments
Chairman of the Swedish Election Authorithy’s committee 2023–(Vice Chairman 2016–2023)
Member of the Council of the Secretary-General of the Swedish Parliament 2022-
Special Inquiry Officer of the Inquiry into electronic signatures on government decisions 2020–2021
Expert in the 2020 Committee of Inquiry on the Constitution 2021–2023
Legal Advisor in the Inquiry on the Constitution 2006–2008
Member of the Committee for Technological Innovation and Ethics 2018-2022
Expert in a number of legislative committees and inquiries

Other appointments
First Vice Chairman in the Media Council (previous the Swedish Press Council) 2019–

Publications, etc.
Co-author of legal literature concerning mainly constitutional topics

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Kristina Svahn Starrsjö HFD
Photo by Carl Johan Erikson
Updated
2024-02-12