The Swedish Customs Service’s director general Charlotte Svensson is leaving the position. The government announces this in a press release.
– One of the government’s most important tasks is the fight against organized crime and gang crime. The Customs Service has a central role in that work and the authority gets new tools and muscle to fight crime, says Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson and continues.
– Charlotte Svensson has made several important contributions to the Swedish Customs Service, not least by strengthening the intelligence-based work. Now a new management needs to take over who can carry out that work with new perspectives.
Will be the new Director General in the Government Office
After consultation with Charlotte Svensson, the government has decided that she will leave her current position. Instead, she will be given responsibility for an investigation, according to the press release.
The investigation, which will be conducted on a fast track, deals with, among other things, the municipality’s ability to carry out background checks before and during employment in the municipalities. An issue that is a high priority from the government’s side.
– It is about protecting central social functions against, among other things, infiltration. With Charlotte Svensson’s background and competence, she is very well suited for the task, says Elisabeth Svantesson.
On Thursday, the government made the decision that Charlotte Svensson will become director general in the Government Office.
