Göran Persson

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Hans Göran Persson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈʝœːran ˈpæːʂɔn]; born 20 January 1949) served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and was leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007.Persson was first elected to the Swedish Parliament in 1979 representing Södermanland County but left in 1985 to serve as Municipal Commissioner of Katrineholm which he did from 1985 to 1989. In 1991 he was re-elected to the Parliament and represented the same constituency.

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active years end date

1985-06-11, 1991-10-04, 1996-03-22, 2006-10-06, 2007-03-17, 2007-04-30

active years start date

1979-10-01, 1989-03-12, 1991-10-05, 1994-10-07, 1996-03-22, 2006-10-06

alma mater

Örebro University

birth date

1949-01-20

birth place

Södermanland County, Vingåker

deputy

Bosse Ringholm, Marita Ulvskog, Lars Engqvist, Margareta Winberg, Lena Hjelm-Wallén

individualised GND number

123686946

LCCN Id

n/98/83850

monarch

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden

office

Leader of the Opposition, Cabinet of Persson

order in office

Minister for Finance, Member of the Swedish Parliament, Minister for Schools, 31st Prime Minister of Sweden, for Södermanland County, Chairman of the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party

party

Swedish Social Democratic Party

prime minister

Ingvar Carlsson, Fredrik Reinfeldt

religion

Lutheranism, Church of Sweden

residence

Södermanland County, %C3%96vre_Torp

SELIBR Id

202053

spouse

Anitra Steen, Annika_Barthine

successor

Beatrice Ask, Erik Åsbrink, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Mona Sahlin