Minister For Culture (Sweden)
The Minister for Culture (formally cabinet minister and head of the Ministry for Culture) is a member and minister of the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister. The minister heads the Ministry for Culture and is responsible for cultural issues and construction. Before 1 December 1991, the cultural issues were handled by the Ministry of Education. Between 1991 and 2004, and from 2006 it's a separate ministry. In the years between 2004 and 2006, the issues were handled by the Ministry of Education and Culture. The current Minister for Culture is Parisa Liljestrand, who was appointed on 18 October 2022. List of Ministers for Culture ;Status Deputy Ministers in the Ministry of Culture See also * Politics in Sweden * Culture minister * Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to: *Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports (Albania) * Ministry of Culture (Algeria) *Ministry of Culture (Argentina) *Minister f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lesser Coat Of Arms Of Sweden
The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden ( sv, Sveriges riksvapen) has a greater and a lesser version. Regulated usage The usage of the coats of arms is regulated by Swedish Law, Actbr>1970:498 which states (in unofficial translation) that "in commercial activities, the coats of arms, the flag or other official insignia of Sweden may not be used in a trademark or other insignias for products or services without proper authorisation. This includes any mark or text referring to the Swedish State which this can give the commercial mark a sign of official endorsement. This includes municipal coats of arms which are registered." Any representation consisting of three crowns ordered two above one are considered to be the lesser coat of arms, and its usage is therefore restricted by law 1970:498. Variants The arms of Sweden were first formally codified by law in 1908. This law also formally codifies the differences between the "greater" and "lesser" arms. The present law prescrib ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bildt Cabinet
The cabinet of Carl Bildt ( sv, regeringen Bildt) was the cabinet of Sweden from 4 October 1991 to 7 October 1994 with Carl Bildt as the prime minister. It was a coalition government between the Moderate Party, the Centre Party, the Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats __NOTOC__ Christian democratic parties are political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social .... Ministers External linksThe Government and the Government Offices of Sweden {{Cabinets of Sweden 1991 establishments in Sweden Bildt, Carl Politics of Sweden 1994 disestablishments in Sweden Cabinets established in 1991 Cabinets disestablished in 1994 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jeanette Gustafsdotter
Eva Jeanette Gustafsdotter (born 24 December 1965) is a Swedish politician for the Social Democratic party. Since 30 November 2021 she is the Minister of Culture in Magdalena Andersson Eva Magdalena Andersson (born 23 January 1967) is a Swedish politician and economist who has served as Leader of the Opposition since October 2022 and Leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party since 2021. She has served as a Member of the R ...'s cabinet, replacing Amanda Lind. Before being appointed as Minister of Culture, Gustafsdotter was the secretary-general of the Swedish Museums Association. At Mid Sweden University she supplemented her studies with journalism between 1992 and 1994, and in 2020 she graduated from Luleå University of Technology as a subject teacher for upper secondary school. References Swedish Social Democratic Party politicians Women government ministers of Sweden Swedish Ministers for Culture 21st-century Swedish women politicians Living people ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amanda Lind
Amanda Sofia Margareta Lind (née ''Johansson''; born 2 August 1980) is a politician for the Swedish Green Party. From 2019 to 2021, she was the Minister for Culture and Democracy, with responsibility for sport and national minorities in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stefan Löfven. Early life and education From the age of three, Lind grew up in Luleå where her father Erik Hugo Johansson was a pastor and her mother Eva Bask Johansson was a pharmacist. Having studied at Umeå University, she received her master's degree in psychology in 2009. Career Lind became a member of ''Miljöpartiet de gröna'', the Swedish Green Party, in 1999 and was a member of the Umeå municipal council from 2002 to 2004. Lind worked as a child and adolescent psychologist for Västernorrland County council from 2009 to 2011. In 2010, she was appointed spokesperson for the Härnösand social affairs agency and in 2012 as spokesperson for Västernorrland. Between 2011 and 2014, she chaired the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alice Bah Kuhnke
Alice Bah Kuhnke (born Alice Bah; 21 December 1971) is a Swedish politician for the Green Party who is currently a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. Previously she served as the Minister of Culture and Democracy From October 2014 to January 2019. Before going into politics, she was a television presenter. She also helped found the think tank Sektor3. She was elected Member of the European Parliament in the 2019 European Parliament election in Sweden. Biography Bah grew up in Horda in Jönköping, Sweden, the daughter of a Gambian father and a Swedish mother. She attended a track-and-field-oriented high school in Växjö and was one of the country's best female sprinters in the late 1980s, with the 200-meter dash her speciality. Television career Bah's television career began with SVT's "Disney Club" in 1992. Between 1998 and 1999, she had her own talk show at TV4 and many other television assignments, including the current-event show "Kalla fakta". On 16 Janua ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth
Lena Elisabeth Adelsohn Liljeroth (born 24 November 1955) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for Culture and Sports from 2006 to 2014. A member of the Moderate Party, she was an MP of the Swedish Riksdag from 2002 to 2014. Personal life Liljeroth was born in Spånga. She is married to former Moderate Party leader Ulf Adelsohn. She is partially deaf since birth. Charity work She appeared as Miss July in a 2005 calendar raising money for gender studies. Political life Liljeroth is an ardent opponent of graffiti vandalism and advocates zero tolerance on the matter. Cutting a cake at Moderna Museet At a party for 2012 World Art Day, Liljeroth was photographed cutting a cake in the likeness of a stereotypical naked African tribal woman in the nude and with a creamy blood-red sponge filling. The cake, part of the project ''Afromantics'' started in 2004 by performance artist Makode Linde, was made to bring attention to racism and female genital mutilation. The ph ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lars Leijonborg
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was borne by several Etruscan kings, and later used as a last name by the Roman Lartia family. The etymology of the Etruscan name is unknown. People * Lars (bishop), 13th-century Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden *Lars Kristian Abrahamsen (1855–1921), Norwegian politician *Lars Ahlfors (1907–1996), Finnish Fields Medal recipient *Lars Amble (1939–2015), Swedish actor and director *Lars Herminius Aquilinus, ancient Roman consul * Lars Bak (born 1980), Danish road bicycle racer *Lars Bak (computer programmer) (born 1965), Danish computer programmer *Lars Bender (born 1989), German footballer *Lars Christensen (1884–1965), Norwegian shipowner, whaling magnate and philanthropist *Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846–1926), Swedish inventor * Lars Eriksso ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Reinfeldt Cabinet
The cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt ( sv, Regeringen Reinfeldt) was the cabinet of Sweden from 2006 to 2014. It was a coalition cabinet consisting of the four parties in the centre-right Alliance for Sweden: the Moderate Party, Centre Party, Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats. The cabinet was installed on 6 October 2006, following the 2006 general election which ousted the Social Democrats after twelve years in power. It retained power after the 2010 general election as a minority government, and was the longest-serving consecutive non-social democratic government since the cabinet of Erik Gustaf Boström in 1900. It was led by Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt of the Moderate Party. Ministers Party breakdown Party breakdown of cabinet ministers: New ministries * Ministry of Employment, belonged to the Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications in the cabinet of Göran Persson. *Ministry of Culture, b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cecilia Stegö Chilò
Marie Cecilia Stegö Chilò (; born 25 March 1959) was the Swedish Minister for Culture for ten days, from 6 to 16 October 2006. Prior to her appointment as a cabinet member she was Chief executive officer of the , and Director of Timbro, a neoliberal, free-market think-tank. A former journalist and editorialist, she is a member of the Moderate Party. From 2007 she is Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Permanent Platform of Atomium Culture. Personal life Cecilia Stegö was born in Linköping in Östergötland County. She has studied political science, economics, law and language. Cecilia Stegö Chilò lives with her husband and two children in Bromma in western Stockholm. Professional life In 1982 she was Secretary General of the European Democrat Students in Bonn and London. From 1982 to 1983 she was Vice chairperson of the Confederation of Swedish Conservative and Liberal Students. She has worked as a reporter at ''Norrköpings Tidningar'' from 1982 to 1984, secretary ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Leif Pagrotsky
Leif Pagrotsky (born 20 October 1951 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish politician, economist, and diplomat. He held the position of Consul General of Sweden in New York City. Early life and education Leif Pagrotsky grew up in the Björkekärr district of Gothenburg. In his youth, he worked as a docker. Pagrotsky graduated from the University of Gothenburg with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science in Economics. Political career Previously, he has held four cabinet-level ministerial positions in the government of Göran Persson from 1996 until 2006, including Minister of Commerce and Industry, Minister for Enterprise, Minister for Culture and Minister for Education. Representing the Swedish Social Democratic Party, Leif Pagrotsky served as a Member of Parliament 2006–2012. In addition to being Minister of Commerce and Industry, Enterprise, and Minister for Culture and Education, Leif Pagrotsky has held several high-ranking posts in the Swedish Government Offices, incl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pär Nuder
Pär Anders Nuder (born 27 February 1963) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served as Minister for Finance from 2004 to 2006, Minister for Policy Coordination and State Secretary and Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Göran Persson 1997–2002. Today he serves as chairman of the Third Swedish National Pension Fund (AP3), one of Sweden's leading pension companies AMF and Hemsö, and on the board of several Nordic companies. Pär Nuder is a senior counselor at Albright Stonebridge Group and an industrial advisor to the private-equity firm EQT Partners. Biography Pär Nuder grew up in Österåker, where he still resides. His father, Ants Nuder, was one of the numerous Estonian refugees who fled to Sweden to escape the Soviet invasion at the end of World War II. During his childhood, Pär Nuder spent several summers in Israel, which has resulted in a strong personal commitment to the Middle East peace process. Educated at Stockholm University, Nuder has a Bachelor of La ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Persson Cabinet
Göran Persson served as Prime Minister of Sweden between 22 March 1996 and 6 October 2006. Persson took over after Ingvar Carlsson, who retired as party leader and Prime Minister. Following the 2006 general election, he and the Persson Cabinet ( sv, Regeringen Persson) lost power to a centre-right coalition government. History When Ingvar Carlsson in the fall of 1995 declared that he intended to resign as leader for the Social Democratic Party and prime minister of Sweden, deputy prime minister Mona Sahlin was the only one who accepted to run for that position. However, a scandal mainly concerning irresponsible use of her Riksdag credit card and unpaid parking tickets forced her to withdraw her candidacy that same fall. The search continued and Jan Nyman, Ingela Thalén as well as Göran Persson became the new possible candidates, but all of them declined to run when approached by the election board. After repeatedly declining to candidate Göran Persson suddenly cha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |