Annie Johansson was born on July 16, 1983. Her father, Hans-Goran, was a centre party politician and deputy leader of the party. In 2000 she left enrolled at Lund University, studying economics and media. Whilst at University she joined the Radical party, but in 2002 she switched her support to the centre party. She left university and was employed by the centre party as a public relations consultant, becoming the personal PR consultant to part leader Maud Olofsson during the 2002 election. The leadership campaign for the new party began, with Johansson being elected.