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Sven-Erik Österberg
Sven-Erik Österberg (born 10 March 1955 in Munktorp, Västmanland, Sweden) is a Swedish official and former social-democratic politician. He is Governor of Stockholm County since 1 February 2018 and previously served as Governor of Norrbotten County from 1 October 2012 to 31 January 2018. Österberg was Minister for Financial Markets from 2004 to 2006. Biography During ten years have worked first as farm worker and then as a forest worker for the Domänverket in Skinnskatteberg's territory became Österberg in 1984 local ombudsman for the Swedish Forest and Wood Workers' Union in Fagersta. At the same time, he also seemed like leisure politicians in Skinnskatteberg's Municipality with assignments as a city council and chairman of the Social Committee 1988-1991. In 1991, he became municipal commissioner in Skinnskatteberg Municipality. In 1994, he became a member of the Parliament of Sweden. In the Riksdag, he has mainly worked with financial and labor market issues. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Stockholm County
This is a list of governors for Stockholm County of Sweden. Stockholm County separated from Uppland County, the first time from 1641 to 1654, and then finally in 1719. The Cities of Sweden, City of Stockholm was separately governed by the Governor of Stockholm until 1967, when it was integrated into Stockholm County. The governors reside in Tessin Palace. Governors First period Second period Including the City of Stockholm Footnotes References External linkswww.lansstyrelsen.se/stockholm {{County governors of Sweden Lists of county governors of Sweden, Stockholm Governors of Stockholm County, * Stockholm-related lists, Governors of Stockholm County Stockholm County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm County
Stockholm County ( sv, Stockholms län, link=no ) is a county or '' län'' (in Swedish) on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland (Roslagen) and Södermanland (Södertörn). More than one fifth of the Swedish population lives in the county. Stockholm County is also one of the statistical '' riksområden'' (national areas) according to NUTS:SE, Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics within the EU. With more than two million inhabitants, Stockholm is the most densely populated county of Sweden. History Stockholm County was established in 1714. The City of Stockholm then constituted its own administrative entity under the Governor of Stockholm and was not part of Stockholm County. Though outside Stockholm County, the City of Stockholm was its seat. On 1 January 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Committee On Environment And Agriculture
(Parliamentary) Committee on Environment and Agriculture ( sv, miljö- och jordbruksutskottet) (MJU) is a parliamentary committee in the Swedish Riksdag. The committee's main areas of responsibility are the Swedish agricultural industry, agriculture, forestry, policies surrounding gardening, hunting, fishing, and weather forecasting. The committee also handles other matters such as the safety of nuclear power, nature conservation, and environmental protection, along with other matters that do not concern any other of the seventeen committees. Before the 1998/1999 opening of the Riksdag, was the name of the committee ''Jordbruksutskottet'' (Committee on Agriculture) The committee's Speaker is Emma Nohrén, from the Green Party, and the vice-Speaker is Kjell-Arne Ottosson from the Christian Democrats. History The Committee on Agriculture was created in 1909 after the decision of the king and the Riksdag, and took over the tasks that were given to the ''State Committee'' and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Swedish General Election
General elections were held in Sweden on 17 September 2006, to elect members to the Riksdag, the Swedish national legislature. All 349 seats were up for election: 310 fixed seats in 29 constituencies and 39 adjustment seats, used to ensure that parties have representation in the Riksdag proportional to their share of the national vote. The electoral system used was semi-open list proportional representation using the Sainte-Laguë method of allocating seats. Elections for County and Municipal councils were also held on the same day. Fredrik Reinfeldt from the Moderate Party was able to form a majority government together with the Centre Party, Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats following the election. The Social Democrats were ousted after twelve years in power. It was the country's first majority government since the second Fälldin cabinet fell in 1981. Reinfeldt reached out to working-class votes in the re-branding as the 'New Moderates', which resulted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Of Göran Persson
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] |
Committee On Finance (Sweden)
The (Parliamentary) Committee on Finance ( sv, finansutskottet) (FiU) is a parliamentary committee in the Swedish Riksdag. The committee's main areas of responsibility concern economics. They are also responsible for examining how central government revenue is added up and compiling the yearly central government budget. The committee's Speaker is Edward Riedl from the Moderate Party and the vice-Speaker is Mikael Damberg from the Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For .... List of speakers for the committee List of vice-speakers for the committee References {{reflist External linksRiksdag – Finansutskottet(Finance Committee) Committees of the Riksdag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riksdag
The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and serving, since 1994, fixed four-year terms. The 2022 Swedish general election is the most recent general election. The constitutional mandates of the Riksdag are enumerated in the ''Instrument of Government'' (), and its internal workings are specified in greater detail in the Riksdag Act ().Instrument of Government as of 2012. Retrieved on 16 November 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Sweden
The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and serving, since 1994, fixed four-year terms. The 2022 Swedish general election is the most recent general election. The constitutional mandates of the Riksdag are enumerated in the ''Instrument of Government'' (), and its internal workings are specified in greater detail in the Riksdag Act ().Instrument of Government as of 2012. Retrieved on 16 November 2012. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural council, village council, or board of aldermen. Australia Because of the differences in legislation between the states, the exact definition of a city council varies. However, it is generally only those local government areas which have been specifically granted city status (usually on a basis of population) that are entitled to refer to themselves as cities. The official title is "Corporation of the City of ______" or similar. Some of the urban areas of Australia are governed mostly by a single entity (see Brisbane and other Queensland cities), while others may be controlled by a multitude of much smaller city councils. Also, some significant urban areas can be under the jurisdiction of otherwise rural local governments. Periodic re-al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinnskatteberg Municipality
Skinnskatteberg Municipality (''Skinnskattebergs kommun'') is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Skinnskatteberg. In 1952 a new greater municipality was created when "old" Skinskatteberg was merged with ''Gunnilbo'' and ''Hed''. The next subdivision reform of 1971 did not affect this entity. Geography 8% of the area consists of water (streams or lakes). Good possibilities for outdoor activities such as walking, hunting and fishing. Localities * Riddarhyttan * Skinnskatteberg (seat) Minor localities: * Färna * Karmansbo * Kärrbo Nature reserves As of 2022, there are 20 nature reserves in Skinnskatteberg Municipality. * Baggå * Forsån * Grisnäs * Hedströmmen * Klockarbo * Klockljungsreservaten * Lappland * Malingsbo-Kloten * Matkullen * Ormdalen * Passboberget * Råmyran * Skommarmossen * Stora Flyten * Sunnanfors * Utterdalen * Vargberget * Venabäcken * Årsbäcken and Örtjärnsskogen History The ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fagersta
Fagersta is a locality and the seat of Fagersta Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden, with 11,130 inhabitants in 2010. Geography The city is located at the junction of two railways between Ludvika-Västerås and Avesta (Krylbo)-Örebro, in the heart of the historic Bergslagen region which is rich in copper and iron ore. The 60th parallel north passes through the town. History There has been mining activity in the Fagersta area since the 15th century but it was not organized until the 17th century and was not made a corporation until 1873, when Fagersta Bruks AB was founded. Fagersta was made a city in 1944 when the industrial hot spot of Fagersta merged with its service-oriented neighbour Västanfors. It is now the seat of Fagersta Municipality. The Fagersta airspace surveillance tower is a Second World War observation platform located to protect a nearby steel mill. Industry Today's industry is focused on hard metal tools (Seco Tools AB and Atlas Copco Secoroc A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
