Karin Elisabeth Svantesson (née Lundin; born 26 October 1967) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party.

Prior to being elected to the Swedish Riksdag, she was a university teacher and doctoral student.

[4] On 17 December 2014, she was nominated to become second deputy leader of the Moderate Party and she was elected to the position on 10 January 2015.

[5] In November she presented the governments first budget bill, which included financial assistance to home owners and corporations to combat the housing crisis, increased police and migration spending, and a focus on renewable and nuclear energy.

[14] Earlier in her life she was a member of the Livets Ord, the largest parish within the Swedish Word of Faith Movement and as her father was a pastor, she also attended Odenslundskyrkan, a local church of Equmeniakyrkan, whereas he served at the time she lived in Östersund.