Karl ''Tomas'' Eneroth (born 4 December 1966) is a
Swedish
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politician
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of the
Social Democrats
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who was
Minister for Infrastructure from 2017 to 2022. He was previously Leader of the
Social Democrats
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in the
Swedish Riksdag
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from 2014 to 2017. He has been
Member of the Riksdag
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since 1994, representing
Kronoberg County
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.
He is the
President by age in the Riksdag since 18 October 2022.
From 2010 to 2014, he served as deputy leader of the
Committee on Social Insurance. He has previously been leader of the same committee, as well as leader of the
Committee on Industry and Trade
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...
. In 2011, he was mentioned as a possible candidate to replace
Håkan Juholt
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as leader of the party.
[Mats Knutson (16 February 2011)]
SVT:s Mats Knutson erfar: Eneroth favorit i S-valet
Sveriges Television, retrieved 18 July 2013
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1966 births
People from Växjö
Living people
Swedish Ministers for Infrastructure
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