she was "proud that Sweden received so many refugees". In early March 2020, Johansson was appointed by President Ursula von der Leyen to serve on a special task force to coordinate the European Union's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Political positions Johansson has been described as the "left wing of the Social Democrats". In a September 2020 EU debate on the new migration pact she said "we have a lot of migration to the European Union, and we need that" because of the ageing of Europe, while also noting that "those that are not eligible to stay, they have to leave; not everybody that has a right to apply for asylum has the right to stay in the European Union". In May 2022, Johansson proposed legislation to introduce an obligation for companies to monitor all private chat communication, including pictures, for possible hints at child abuse and report any findings to the authorities. The proposed legislation faced widespread criticism and was described as introducing mass surveillance. The scientific service of the German Bundestag evaluated the proposal and concluded it was illegal due to necessitating blanket surveillance of private communinication, the impossibility to differentiate legal and illegal communication and harmful effects on communication by and between children. Johansson defended her proposal to scan all electronic chats as not introducing surveillance, which was - among other claims - described as untrue or at least misleading. Personal life Johansson has two children with her former husband Bo Hammar and a son with Erik Åsbrink. She is an honorary member of the Swedish football club Hammarby IF. References External links Ylva Johansson- Information page on the Swedish Government web site Regeringens heta romans - Article in Aftonbladet, September 23, 1998 on Ylva Johansson's and Erik Åsbrink's press release. (In Swedish) Ylva Johansson at the Riksdag website |- |- |- |- |- 1964 births 21st-century Swedish women politicians Living people People from Huddinge Municipality Swedish European Commissioners Swedish Ministers for Employment Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Women European Commissioners Women government ministers of Sweden Women members of the Riksdag European Commissioners 2019–2024 Lund University alumni Stockholm University alumni Female interior ministers