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Ombudsman for Children in Sweden
Box 22106
SE-104 22 Stockholm
Sweden
Norr Mälarstrand 6
Telephone:
+46 (0)8-692 29 50
Fax:
+46 (0)8-654 62 77
info@barnombudsmannen.se
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About Fredrik Malmberg


Fredrik Malmberg has been the Ombudsman for Children in Sweden since 17 November 2008. He is an economist and father of two children, and has wide experience of working with children’s issues within the Save the Children Fund.

What did you want to become when you were little?
When I was really young, I wanted to become a pilot and when I was a little older I wanted to become a diplomat (a person who negotiates between countries). Today, I think that’s quite funny because I don’t like heights and I am not naturally diplomatic – quite the reverse, I find it hard not to take a clear stand.
 
What did you like doing as a child?
I have always loved reading books! My friends and I also used to pretend that we were in the Olympic Games and that was great fun. I think we all used to win almost all the time! Was there anything you thought was wrong or unfair as a child that you wanted to change? Lots! I often became angry about things I thought were wrong, and I think my teachers would tire of me sometimes. We argued about a driver who was mean to some children, and several years later we arranged a demonstration when a refugee we knew was going to be deported. On a more personal level, I was very upset and angry when my parents divorced when I was little.

Do you have a role model or idol?
A woman who lived in England 100 years ago whose name was Eglantyne Jebb. She was tough and dared to challenge all those in power who didn’t care about children. It is much due to her that we have a convention for the rights of children today.

The Children’s Ombudsman in brief

Name: Fredrik Malmberg
Born: 1966 in Skövde
Education: Programme of International Business Administration and Economics specialising in French at the University of Gothenburg
Previous jobs/assignments: Fredrik has worked as Head of the Swedish Programme at the Save the Children Fund and as regional representative of the Save the Children Fund in Southern and Central Asia. Before that, he was leader writer at Göteborgs-Posten, Chairman of the Liberal Party Youth Club and Chief of Staff for the Liberal Party’s party leader’s office in the Swedish Parliament.
Children’s Ombudsman since: 17 November 2008. Appointed by the Government for a six-year period.
Family: Wife Pernilla and children Edith and Oliver.
Lives: In a house in Täby.


Updated: 2010-06-18