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Teresa Carvalho

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Teresa Carvalho
Member of the Riksdag
Assumed office
29 September 2014
ConstituencyÖstergötland County
Personal details
Born (1984-08-22) 22 August 1984 (age 40)
Political partySocial Democrats

Teresa Carvalho (born 22 August 1984)[1] is a Swedish politician.

Since September 2014, she serves as a Member of the Riksdag representing the constituency of Östergötland County.[2] She was also elected as a Member of the Riksdag in September 2022.[3] In October 2024, she was appointed the new justice policy spokesperson of the Social Democrats, succeeding Ardalan Shekarabi.[4]

Carvalho has stated on X that she has a fear of bananas. Bananaphobia can trigger nausea and anxiety.[5] Fellow Swedish politician Paulina Brandberg is a Liberal who shares the same phobia, leading Carvalho to comment "on this issue we stand united against a common enemy".[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Teresa Carvalho". Riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ Länets nya riksdagsledamöter. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Invalda ledamöter 2022". Riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Nya S-talespersoner för rättspolitik och arbetsmarknadspolitik". www.socialdemokraterna.se (in Swedish). 1 October 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  5. ^ a b Boyd, Alex (14 November 2024). "Staff 'banana-proof' areas for Swedish minister's phobia". BBC News.