Brandberg resigns: "High price to be a minister"

On Monday, news came of two major departures from the Liberal Party. Equality Minister Paulina Brandberg and party secretary Jakob Olofsgård are quitting. “The explanation I hear is that the party leadership sees a great need to top the team,” says SVT's domestic political commentator Elisabeth Marmorstein.

Sweden's Minister for Gender Equality Paulina Brandberg is leaving her post. She is now being thanked by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. "Not least for her work on men's violence against women"

Paulina Brandberg (L) resigns as Minister for Gender Equality in order to be more with the family. “Being Minister of State comes with a very high price,” she says. She is one of several in the Liberals who have left their posts in the recent past.

Paulina Brandberg (L) is stepping down as Minister for Gender Equality to spend more time with her family. “Being a minister comes with a very high price,” she says.