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'''Elena Revna Eiriksdóttir af Skjæran''' is an Acrean politican serving as the [[ | '''Elena Revna Eiriksdóttir af Skjæran''' is an Acrean politican serving as the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Acrea)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] since 2019. One of the few members of the [[Council of State (Acrea)|Rasmussen Cabinet]] to not be a member of the [[Riksdag]], Skjæran had served as a special adviser and Second Deputy to [[Malin Rasmussen|Rasmussen]] during her tenure as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Skjæran was nominated by Rasmussen in April 2019, and approved by the Riksdag the same month. | ||
==Personal Life== | ==Personal Life== | ||
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Dame Elena Revna Eiriksdóttir af Skjæran | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2019 | |
| Monarch | Leopold IV |
| Preceded by | Malin Rasmussen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1986 Västerfjäll, Åland, Acrea |
| Nationality | Acrean |
| Political party | National Assembly |
Elena Revna Eiriksdóttir af Skjæran is an Acrean politican serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2019. One of the few members of the Rasmussen Cabinet to not be a member of the Riksdag, Skjæran had served as a special adviser and Second Deputy to Rasmussen during her tenure as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Skjæran was nominated by Rasmussen in April 2019, and approved by the Riksdag the same month.
Personal Life
Skjæran was born in the northern town of Västerfjäll in the Duchy of Åland to Eirik Arnesson Skjæran, a career military officer, and Eva Leifsdóttir Skjæran, a nurse. She is a member of the prominent military and political af Skjæran family. She attended school in Västerfjäll, graduating with her abitur in 2004. Following graduation, she attended the University of Stavanger, pursuing a dual degree in International Relations and Foreign Languages. She obtained her BSc in 2008.
Skjæran is a practiced polyglot, being able to speak Nordic, Elder Nordic, German, French, Ossorian Gaelic, Syaran, Svinian, and Ruvelkan. She is an avid fan of football, and is known to root for FC Stavanger.