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Göran Persson
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Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006
Göran Persson was the Prime Minister of Sweden for a decade, from 1996 to 2006, making him one of Sweden's longest-serving leaders in recent history. During his time in office, he shaped Swedish policy during a period that included economic recovery and Sweden's integration into the European Union.
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- human
- Given name
- Hans
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Vingåker
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Örebro University
- Political party
- Swedish Social Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Image
- Goran persson swedish pm election rally 2006-sept-05 gothenburg closeup img2.jpg
- Work location
- Stockholm
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- Göran Persson
- date of birth
- 1949-01-20
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- Göran Persson
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Hans Göran Persson ( Swedish: [ˈjœ̂ːran ˈpæ̌ːʂɔn] ; born 20 January 1949) is a Swedish former politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and as Leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007. Since 2019, he has served as chairman of the banking group Swedbank.
Persson was first elected to the Riksdag for Södermanland County in 1979, but left in 1985 and became a Municipal Commissioner of Katrineholm, serving until 1989. In 1991, he was re-elected to Parliament for the same constituency. He served as Minister for Schools from 1989 to 1991 in Ingvar Carlsson's first and second cabinets. From 1994 to 1996, Persson served as the Minister for Finance in Carlsson's third cabinet.
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