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Ola Ullsten
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Ola Ullsten (born Stig Kjell Olof Ullstén on June 23, 1931, and died May 28, 2018) was a Swedish politician and diplomat. A male citizen of Sweden who spoke Swedish, he worked in Stockholm. His political career included serving as Prime Minister of Sweden, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, and Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden. He also held the position of chairperson.
Ullsten received the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. He is listed as an author with four works, including *Tropical Forestry Action Plan*, *OLA ULLSTEN*, *Liberaler om utveckling*, and *Sweden and the developing countries*.
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Key facts
- Monarch
- Carl XVI Gustaf
- Deputy
- Sven Romanus
- Preceded by
- Thorbjörn Fälldin
- Succeeded by
- Thorbjörn Fälldin
- Prime minister
- Thorbjörn Fälldin
- Born
- Stig Kjell Olof Ullsten , ( 1931-06-23 ) 23 June 1931, Teg , Sweden
- Died
- 28 May 2018 (2018-05-28) (aged 86), Öja , Sweden
- Party
- Liberal People's Party
- Spouse s
- Evi Esko ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1981 ) , Louise Beaudoin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 )
- Children
- With Evi Esko: , Maria Ullsten, Katarina Ullsten, With Louise Beaudoin: , Nicolas Beaudoin-Ullsten, Christian Beaudoin-Ullsten
- Cabinet
- Ullsten’s cabinet
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ola
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Image
- Ola Ullsten.JPG
- Work location
- Stockholm
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- date of birth
- 1931-06-23
- name in native language
- Ola Ullsten
- Commons category
- Ola Ullsten
- date of death
- 2018-05-28
- birth name
- Stig Kjell Olof Ullstén
- name
- Ullsten i Stockholm
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Encyclopedic overview
Stig Kjell Olof "Ola" Ullsten (23 June 1931 – 28 May 2018) was a Swedish politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1978 to 1979 and leader of the Liberal People's Party from 1978 to 1983. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister briefly in 1978 and then again from 1980 to 1982 and served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1979 to 1982. Ullsten is Sweden's only Liberal prime minister since the 1930s.
Background and early career
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