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Samira Nawa (R) is the new minister for climate, energy, and utilities. Foto: Jacob Ehrbahn

Samira Nawa has been an unwilling central figure in several debates. Now she has been handed the keys to one of the government’s heavyweight ministries.

Her parents fled from Afghanistan to Denmark. Now she holds one of the most powerful posts in government

Samira Nawa (R) is the new minister for climate, energy, and utilities. Foto: Jacob Ehrbahn
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Just after Mette Frederiksen had presented her new government to the King, the new Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities, Samira Nawa (RV), was asked on Amalienborg Palace Square about a topic that, as she has said before, has followed her throughout both her political career and her life:

»What does your background mean? Your family came here from abroad, and you end up standing here as a minister?«.Oversættelsesdisclaimer

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