Ibrahim Baylan (born 15 March 1972) is a

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who served as Minister for Schools from 2004 to 2006, as Minister for Energy from 2014 to 2019, Minister for Policy Coordination from 2016 to 2019 and as

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from 2019 to 2021. He has been a

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of the

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since 2006, and was deputy chairman in the education committée and spokesperson of educational issues for the

Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Party, formally the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party ( sv, Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti ; S/SAP), usually referred to as The Social Democrats ( sv, link=no, Socialdemokraterna ), is a social-d ...

from 2012 to 2014.

Early life and career

Ibrahim Baylan was born in Salah, a village in the

Mardin Province Mardin Province ( tr, Mardin ili; ku, Parêzgeha Mêrdînê; ar, محافظة ماردين) is a province of Turkey with a population of 809,719 in 2017, slightly down from the population of 835,173 in 2000. Kurds form the majority of the popu ...

of Southeast Turkey, and his family belongs to the

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people group in

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. He studied

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

Umeå University Umeå University ( sv, Umeå universitet; Ume Sami: ) is a public research university located in Umeå, in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders. As of 2015 ...

and was engaged in student politics. In 1997 he became the chair of the

Swedish Social Democratic Youth League The Swedish Social Democratic Youth League ( sv, Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Ungdomsförbund ; SSU) is a branch of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and the Swedish Trade Union Confederation in Sweden. The president has been Lisa Nåbo, since ...

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. The same year, he was elected chair of the Umeå Union of Students and also became a member of the municipal school board. From 2000 Baylan worked as an ombudsman for the Swedish Union of Commercial Salaried Employees. He ran unsuccessfully on the Social Democratic ballot for the

2004 European Parliament election The 2004 European Parliament election was held between 10 and 13 June 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. The European Parliamental parties could not be voted for, but electe ...

. Later in the same year, he was appointed to be Minister for School by

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Göran Persson Hans Göran Persson (; born 20 January 1949) is a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007. Persson was first elected to the Swedish Parlia ...

, becoming the first non-European immigrant to become a member of a Swedish government cabinet. 2007 he was elected chairman of the Swedish parliamentary committee of transportation and communication. 2009 he became secretary general of the Swedish Social Democratic party. He resigned in March 2011. As school minister he was involved in a controversy about a report from the Swedish National Agency for Education that was withdrawn after criticism from minister Baylan. He was reported to the Swedish Committee on the Constitution and called to a hearing on 12 April 2005. Baylan was appointed

energy minister An energy minister is a position in many governments responsible for energy production and regulation, developing governmental energy policy, scientific research, and natural resources conservation. In some countries, environmental responsibilities ...

with placement in the Ministry of the Environment at the change of government after the parliamentary elections 2014. In June 2016, he presented an agreement between the government,

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, Centre Party and the

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on Sweden's long-term energy policy. In a government reshuffle in 2016, Baylan was also appointed coordination minister. In September 2021, Baylan announced that he would be stepping down as minister in the autumn. He expressed it was time to try something else.

Personal life

Baylan married Anna Nilsson in Luleå in June 2006. He has two children.

References

External links

Riksdagen: Ibrahim Baylan (s)Ibrahim Baylan – www.socialdemokraterna.se
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baylan, Ibrahim 1972 births Living people People from Mardin Swedish people of Assyrian/Syriac descent Syriac Orthodox Christians Swedish Ministers for Industry Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Umeå University alumni Swedish Ministers for Energy Swedish Ministers for Schools