Ms. Åsa Regnér
Deputy Director-General, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) · International Organizations and Civil Society
Biography
Ms Åsa Regnér has held senior leadership positions in the Swedish government, in non-governmental organisations and within the United Nations system.
Most recently, she served as Chief Executive Officer of Save the Children Sweden (2023–2026). She previously served as Deputy Executive Director of UN Women (2018–2023) and as Sweden’s Cabinet Minister for Children, the Elderly and Gender Equality (2014–2018), where she strengthened national policies on gender equality and on the prevention of violence against women.
Earlier in her career, Ms. Regnér was Director of Planning at the Ministry of Justice (2005–2007) and Political Adviser in the Prime Minister’s Office (1997–2005). She began her career defending women’s rights as a volunteer with a Swedish NGO in La Paz, Bolivia (1990–1991), before joining the Ministry of Labour.
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