# Emma Wiesner

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Swedish politician (born 1992)

Emma Wiesner MEP Member of the European Parliament for Sweden Incumbent Assumed office 4 February 2021 Parliamentary group Renew Europe Personal details Born (1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 33) Västerås, Sweden Party Centre Alma mater Uppsala University Occupation Engineer, politician

**Emma Wiesner** (born 11 November 1992) is a Swedish politician for the [Centre Party](/source/Centre_Party_(Sweden)), and former energy systems [engineer](/source/Engineer).[1][2] Wiesner has been a [Member of the European Parliament](/source/Member_of_the_European_Parliament) since 4 February 2021.[3]

## Political career

Wiesner started her political career as a 13 year old, after having seen [Al Gore](/source/Al_Gore)'s film *[An Inconvenient Truth](/source/An_Inconvenient_Truth)*. After realizing that the [environmental movement](/source/Environmental_movement) was her major political issue she chose to join the [green liberal](/source/Green_liberalism) Centre Party, where she began regional chairman for the youth wing.[4]

In the run-up to the [2019 European Parliament election](/source/2019_European_Parliament_election), Wiesner was third on the Centre party list with a campaign slogan to bring "*new energy to Europe*" and wanting to increase the renewable energy in the union.[5] The Centre party won two places in the election and even though Wiesner received more than 20,683 votes,[6] it was not enough to reach over the threshold.[7]

### 2021–present: Member of the European Parliament

On 11 December 2020, it was announced that Wiesner was going to replace [Fredrick Federley](/source/Fredrick_Federley)'s seat in the [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament), after his resignation the same day.[8] At 28 years of age, she became Sweden’s youngest member of the European Parliament.[9]

In parliament Wiesner is a full member of the [Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety](/source/European_Parliament_Committee_on_the_Environment%2C_Public_Health_and_Food_Safety) and the [Committee on Fisheries](/source/Committee_on_Fisheries). She is also a substitute member of the [Industry, Research and Energy committee (ITRE)](/source/European_Parliament_Committee_on_Industry%2C_Research_and_Energy), the [European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development](/source/European_Parliament_Committee_on_Agriculture_and_Rural_Development) and the [Special Committee for the Protection of Animals in Transport](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special_Committee_for_the_Protection_of_Animals_in_Transport&action=edit&redlink=1) (ANIT)[10][11]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Mia Bartoloni (January 22, 2021), [Movers and Shakers](https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/movers-and-shakers-22-january-2021) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210124104056/https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/movers-and-shakers-22-january-2021) 2021-01-24 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) *[The Parliament Magazine](/source/The_Parliament_Magazine)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Cirriculum Vitae - Emma Wiesner"](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/214839/EMMA_WIESNER/cv#detailedcardmep). *European Parliament*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221007140924/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/214839/EMMA_WIESNER/cv#detailedcardmep) from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Emma Wiesner (C) - Valkompass EU-valet | SVT Nyheter"](https://valkompassen.svt.se/eu-2019/kandidat/emma-wiesner/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210510184732/https://valkompassen.svt.se/eu-2019/kandidat/emma-wiesner/) from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2020. valkompassen.svt.se

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Nohrstedt, Linda. ["Wiesner: "Jag tycker inte att kärnkraft är en EU-fråga""](https://www.nyteknik.se/ingenjorskarriar/wiesner-jag-tycker-inte-att-karnkraft-ar-en-eu-fraga-7008144). *Ny Teknik* (in Swedish). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210204042625/https://www.nyteknik.se/ingenjorskarriar/wiesner-jag-tycker-inte-att-karnkraft-ar-en-eu-fraga-7008144) from the original on 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-02-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Debatt: Vi behöver ny energi till Europa!"](https://www.dt.se/artikel/debatt-vi-behover-ny-energi-till-europa). *dt.se* (in Swedish). 2019-05-10. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210208210447/https://www.dt.se/artikel/debatt-vi-behover-ny-energi-till-europa) from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2021-02-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Personröster - Val 2019"](https://data.val.se/val/ep2019/slutresultat/E/rike/personroster.html#idC). *data.val.se*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190921064223/https://data.val.se/val/ep2019/slutresultat/E/rike/personroster.html#idC) from the original on 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2021-02-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Ingen kryssraket i EU-valet – trots att vissa var nära"](https://www.dn.se/nyheter/politik/ingen-kryssraket-i-eu-valet-trots-att-vissa-var-nara/). *Dagens Nyheter* (in Swedish). 2019-05-31. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200811133234/https://www.dn.se/nyheter/politik/ingen-kryssraket-i-eu-valet-trots-att-vissa-var-nara/) from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2021-02-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Radio, Sveriges. [*Ny västmanlänning tar över efter Federley - P4 Västmanland*](https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/7622890). *Sveriges Radio*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220506211150/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/7622890) from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Mia Bartoloni (January 22, 2021), [Movers and Shakers](https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/movers-and-shakers-22-january-2021) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210124104056/https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/movers-and-shakers-22-january-2021) 2021-01-24 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) *[The Parliament Magazine](/source/The_Parliament_Magazine)*. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Möt Emma Wiesner, ny Europaparlamentariker för Centerpartiet"](https://www.centerpartiet.se/press/pressmeddelande/nyhetsarkiv-2021/2021-01-22-mot-emma-wiesner-ny-europaparlamentariker-for-centerpartiet). *centerpartiet.se* (in Swedish). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210123061755/https://www.centerpartiet.se/press/pressmeddelande/nyhetsarkiv-2021/2021-01-22-mot-emma-wiesner-ny-europaparlamentariker-for-centerpartiet) from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-02-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Mia Bartoloni (February 12, 2021), [Movers & Shakers](https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/movers-and-shakers-12-february-2021) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210212161322/https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/movers-and-shakers-12-february-2021) 2021-02-12 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) *[The Parliament Magazine](/source/The_Parliament_Magazine)*.

## External links

- Media related to [Emma Wiesner](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Emma_Wiesner) at Wikimedia Commons

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