Maria Malmer Stenergard

Eva Maria Louise Malmer Stenergard (born 23 March 1981) is a Swedish politician and jurist.

During this reshuffle Stenergard was made Minister for Foreign Affairs succeeding Tobias Billström who had recently resigned.

[8] In October 2024, while watching a debate regarding Sweden stance on Israel and the Palestinian West Bank unfold in the Riksdag chamber three Palestine activists threw onions and tomatoes towards her from the Public Gallery.

Stenergard called the event an attack on basic democratic values, a sentiment echoed by Speaker Andreas Norlén.

[9][10] She and her Nordic counterparts signed a joint letter in late October condemning Israel's planned bill that would seek to ban the UNRWA from operating in the country and in effect the Palestinian areas.