Ingvar Carlsson
Politician
1934 –
Who is Ingvar Carlsson?
Gösta Ingvar Carlsson is a Swedish politician who twice served as Prime Minister of Sweden, first from 1986 to 1991 and again from 1994 to 1996. He was leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1986 to 1996.
Carlsson was a member of the Riksdag from 1965 to 1996 representing the constituency of Stockholm County. He served as Minister of Education from 1969 to 1973, as Minister of Housing in 1973 and again from 1974 to 1976 and as Minister of Environmental affairs from 1985 to 1986. He served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1982 to 1986 and assumed office as Prime Minister of Sweden upon the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986.
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- Born
- Nov 9, 1934
Borås - Also known as
- Gösta Ingvar Carlsson
- Parents
- Spouses
- Ingrid Carlsson
(1957 - )
- Ingrid Carlsson
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Church of Sweden
- Ethnicity
- Swedes
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Profession
- Education
- Northwestern University
- Lund University
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on July 23, 2013
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