Björn Axel Åke Malcolm Hamilton (born March 28, 1945) is a
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count
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,
engineer
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and
politician
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. He has been a member of the
Swedish parliament
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for the
Moderate Party
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since 2002, serving as a member of the
Riksdag
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for
Stockholm County
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from 2002 to 2010.
Early life and career
Hamilton was born in
Gothenburg
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on March 28, 1945, the son of Björn Hamilton and Barbro Pauli. Hamilton's paternal grandfather is physician
Axel Hamilton
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. Hamilton graduated from
Lund University
, motto = Ad utrumque
, mottoeng = Prepared for both
, established =
, type = Public research university
, budget = SEK 9 billion [University of California, Berkeley
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in 1973. He subsequently worked as a consultant at Kjessler & Mannerstråle and Scandiaconsult, and was a business area manager for
Statens Järnväger from 1984 until 1992.
Political career
Between 1992 and 2002, Hamilton was chairman of the municipal council of
Danderyd
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,
Stockholm County
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.
In 2002 he was elected as a member of the
Riksdag
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for
Stockholm County
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. During his tenure, he served as a member of the committees for transport (2003-2006), foreign affairs (2006-2007), the EU (2006–10) and nutrition (2007-2010). For several months in 2006 and 2007 he served as chairman of the EU committee following
Göran Lennmarker's promotion to chairman of the foreign affairs committee.
Hamilton is currently the chairman of the
Danderyd
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municipal council.
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1945 births
Living people
Members of the Riksdag from the Moderate Party
Swedish counts
Swedish people of Scottish descent
Swedish engineers
Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006