Our Team

Ann-Britt Åsebol retired as a member of the Riksdag, Sweden’s parliament, in 2022 after several terms as county councilor for Dalarna County. As a member of parliament, she served on several committees, including the Committee on the Constitution and the Committee on Education. 

Before she entered politics, Åsebol worked as a teacher, a principal, and a trainer at the Teachers Training College in Falun, her alma mater. She later founded a private secondary school and served as its CEO. She holds a master’s degree in Swedish and history from Uppsala University and did coursework in history and German at Heidelberg University.

Åsebol joined Rotary in 1993 as the first female member of her club. She has served Rotary as learning facilitator, RI president’s representative, and regional Rotary International membership coordinator. Åsebol also served as RI director and as vice chair or chair of several RI committees, including the Rotary Peace Centers Committee, 2021 RI Virtual Convention Committee, Constitution and Bylaws Committee, and Joint Young Leaders and Alumni Engagement Committee.

One of her favorite roles was regional Rotary Foundation coordinator for Zone 15, which gave her a chance to work with diverse groups. “Members want to do something in the Foundation but then don’t always know how, so I look forward to talking to them about how to get involved,” Åsebol says. “Through the Foundation, we can do good for so many around the world and make the world a better and more peaceful place.”

One of her first international projects was a children’s home that helped children who had formerly lived in the sewer tunnels of St. Petersburg, Russia. Åsebol also led a global grant project with sponsors from all of the Nordic countries and Taiwan that provides clean water for a rural hospital in Nepal. She has also led Rotary projects in the Baltic states and Ukraine, and she helped Ukrainian refugees in Sweden.

Åsebol is an active member of her church and volunteers at World Cup skiing events in Sweden. She enjoys skiing, reading about history, gardening, and spending time with her five grandchildren.

Åsebol is a Rotary Foundation Benefactor, a Major Donor, a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, and a member of Paul Harris Society. She has received the Citation for Meritorious Service.