Malin Björk has been a member of the European Parliament for the Swedish Left Party since 2014. Women's rights and refugee rights are top priorities in her political work. Prior to her political office, Malin Björk worked at the NGO European Women´s Lobby for several years. She is also a strong advocate for LGBTI people´s rights. She is perhaps most well known for a spontaneous action which saved an asylum seeker on an airplane from being deported from Sweden.

• Malin Björk could be contacted via her Press officer Lotta Narvehed +32498443140 or email: charlotta.narvehed@europarl.europa.eu