Career
Arkelsten served as Secretary of the Moderate Party from 2010 to 2012 and Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2014. Early career
Arkelsten previously worked on Svensk Handel and on International Cooperation Administration Sweden as director of communications. Between 1998-1999 she was the Chairman of student organization Free Conservative Lawyers.
On 1 October 2010 she replaced Per Schlingmann as party-Secretary of the Moderate Party.
On 20 April 2012 she resigned of her own accord.