Lena Petra Lundh (née Svensson; born 21 October 1963) is a Swedish lawyer[1][2][3] who has served as National Police Commissioner since December 2023. [4] Lundh also previously served President of the Court of Appeal in Svea Court of Appeal from September 2023 to December 2023; and prosecutor-general from 2018 to 2023.
Petra Lundh | |
|---|---|
 Lundh in 2024 | |
| National Police Commissioner | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2023 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Prime Minister | Ulf Kristersson |
| Preceded by | Anders Thornberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lena Petra Svensson October 21, 1963 Nosaby |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Spouse | Lars-Gunnar Lundh |
| Education | Stockholms universitet (LL.M.) |
| Occupation | National Police Commissioner |
Career
editPetra Lundh obtained her law degree (LL.M.) at Stockholm University in 1987. In the same year, she began working as a district notary at the Stockholm District Court and was certified as a district judge in 1989. She then continued on the judicial track, first as fiscal and then assessor at the Svea Court of Appeal in the years 1989–1995. She was also a civil law expert in the Swedish Tax Agency's legal unit in 1990–1991. In 1996, she worked as an investigative secretary in an investigation into HSB and the so-called spy ring at TV4. The investigation was led by Bengt Westerberg. She was also Secretary of the Audit Commission in the years 1996–1999. Lundh then started working as a legal expert in the Ministry of Justice for just over a year.[5]
In 2001, Lundh became an appellate councilor at the Svea Court of Appeal, where she remained until 2006.[6]
In the years 2006–2007, she was vice-chairman of the Svea Court of Appeal. Lundh then moved on to a position as Chief Councilor at the Stockholm District Court in the years 2007–2012. She then served as a lawyer in the Södertörn district court in the years 2012–2018.[7] On September 1, 2018, Lundh took office as Sweden's Attorney General and head of the Public Prosecutor's Office.[8]
Lundh took office on 1 September 2023 as President of the Court of Appeal in Svea Court of Appeal. On 17 November 2023, Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer announced that Lundh would become the new National Police Chief from 1 December 2023.
Lundh has also been a secretary in several different government investigations.[9]
References
edit- ^ Sveriges befolkning 1980, Version 1.00, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund: Svensson, Lena Petra
- ^ Sveriges befolkning 2000, Version 1.03, Sveriges Släktforskarförbund: Lund, Lena Petra
- ^ Mattisson, Birgitta (2019-01-11). "Petra Lundh: "Att vara åklagare är ett jobb där man kan göra skillnad"". Kristianstadsbladet. Archived from the original on 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ Nyheter, S. V. T. (17 November 2023). "Petra Lundh blir ny rikspolischef". SVT Nyheter.
- ^ "CV: Petra Lundh" Archived 2022-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Åklagarmyndigheten. Läst 9 juli 2022.
- ^ "Advokatsamfundet - Petra Lundh". Sveriges Advokatsamfund. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ "CV: Petra Lundh" Archived 2022-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Åklagarmyndigheten. Läst 9 juli 2022.
- ^ Regeringen och Regeringen (2018-07-12). "Ny riksåklagare och chef för Åklagarmyndigheten". Regeringskansliet. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
- ^ "CV: Petra Lundh" Archived 2022-04-10 at the Wayback Machine. Åklagarmyndigheten. Läst 9 juli 2022.
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