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Björn von Sydow

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Björn von Sydow
von Sydow in November 2004
Speaker of the Riksdag
In office
30 September 2002 – 2 October 2006
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Preceded byBirgitta Dahl
Succeeded byPer Westerberg
Minister for Defence
In office
1 February 1997 – 30 September 2002
Prime MinisterGöran Persson
Preceded byThage G. Peterson
Succeeded byLeni Björklund
Minister of Commerce and Industry
In office
22 March 1996 – 31 January 1997
Prime MinisterGöran Persson
Preceded byMats Hellström
Succeeded byLeif Pagrotsky
Personal details
Born (1945-11-26) 26 November 1945 (age 79)
Political partySocial Democratic
OccupationPolitician

Björn Gustaf von Sydow (born 26 November 1945) is a Swedish politician. He was the speaker of the Riksdag from 2002 to 2006. He is a member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. He had been Minister of Defence in Göran Persson's government between 1997 and 2002.[1]

References

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  1. Press release from the Riksdag Archived February 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, 2 October 2006