Arba Kokalari is a Member of the European Parliament from Sweden since July 2019. She was born on 27 November 1986 in Tirana (Albania), grew up in Stockholm (Sweden) and has broad experiences in politics and business. Prior to becoming an MEP, she worked as a global media relations manager at Electrolux. She has served as Vice-President of YEPP (Youth of the European People’s Party) and is now a Member of the EPP Young Member’s Network. In the current term of the European Parliament (2019-2024), Arba Kokalari is a Member of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, Vice-Coordinator of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality and Substitute Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. She is also a Member of the Delegation for relations with the United States, a Substitute Member of the Delegation for relations with Belarus, Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly and the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly. MEP since 2019.