Björn von Sydow
Appearance
Björn von Sydow | |
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Speaker of the Riksdag | |
In office 30 September 2002 – 2 October 2006 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Preceded by | Birgitta Dahl |
Succeeded by | Per Westerberg |
Minister for Defence | |
In office 1 February 1997 – 30 September 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Göran Persson |
Preceded by | Thage G. Peterson |
Succeeded by | Leni Björklund |
Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
In office 22 March 1996 – 31 January 1997 | |
Prime Minister | Göran Persson |
Preceded by | Mats Hellström |
Succeeded by | Leif Pagrotsky |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 November 1945 |
Political party | Social Democratic |
Occupation | Politician |
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
[change | change source]- ↑ Press release from the Riksdag Archived February 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, 2 October 2006