Hans Karlsson (born 21 October 1946) is a

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politician. From 2002 to 2006, he served in the

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Minister for Employment , type = Department , seal = , logo = Department for Work and Pensions logo.svg , logo_width = 166px , formed = , preceding1 = , jurisdiction = Government of the United Kingdom , headquarters = Caxton House7th Floor6–12 Tothill Stree ...

in the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications of the

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. His responsibilities included health and work injury insurance and sick pay.Karlsson är chef för alla jobben

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2004-06-20 A painter by profession, Hans Karlsson came into politics through the Swedish Painters' Union, a trade union affiliated to LO, the

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. In 1975 he became branch chairman for the Örebro County branch, and in 1978 he started to work for the union. In 1986 he became Organising Secretary at LO, where he later held other posts, including Collective Bargaining Secretary. In 1993, Karlsson was elected to the National Board of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. In 2002, Prime Minister Göran Persson made him Minister for Employment. Karlsson holds no university degree, but has studied labour market issues and labour legislation at

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(now Örebro University) in the 1970s. Hans Karlsson is married with five children.

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Hans Karlsson
Information page on the Swedish Government web site {{DEFAULTSORT:Karlsson, Hans 1946 births Living people Swedish Ministers for Employment Swedish Social Democratic Party MEPs MEPs for Sweden 1999–2004 Örebro University alumni