Per Olof Andreas Norlén (; born 6 May 1973) is a Swedish politician and member of the

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who has served as

Speaker of the Riksdag The speaker of the Riksdag () is the speaker (politics), presiding officer of the national unicameral legislature in Sweden. The Riksdag underwent profound changes in 1867, when the medieval Riksdag of the Estates was abolished. The new form of ...

since September 2018. He has been a member of parliament (MP) for

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since October 2006. Norlén has previously been a member of the Committee on the Constitution, 2014–2018 as chair of the committee.

Career

Following the first sitting of the

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since the

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on 24 September, Norlén was elected the

. After the centre-left Löfven I Cabinet lost a vote of no confidence, Norlén began the task of nominating candidates for

Stefan Löfven Kjell Stefan Löfven (; officially Löfvén; born 21 July 1957) is a Swedish politician who has served as the President of European Socialists since October 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister of Sweden from October 2014 to November 20 ...

's successor as Prime Minister, according to the Swedish

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. The lengthy work of finding a prime minister that could be tolerated by the Riksdag was concluded on 18 January 2019 when Löfven was appointed for a second term. Norlén was reelected as speaker of the Riksdag on 26 September 2022. After the 2022 general elections Norlén presided over the government formations once again. This time he tasked

Ulf Kristersson Ulf Hjalmar Kristersson (; born 29 December 1963) is a Swedish politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Sweden, prime minister of Sweden since 2022. He has been the leader of the Moderate Party (M) since 2017 and a Member of Parliamen ...

with forming a government. The government formation that followed is one of the longest in Swedish history second only to the 2018-2019 formation, which also took place under Norléns speakership. On October 17 the Speaker proposed that Kristersson be appointed Prime Minister and he was approved by the Riksdag.

Honours

National honours

* : Swedish Veterans Association (Fredsbaskrarna) Medal of Merit in silver (29 May 2022) * : Recipient of the Golden Jubilee Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf (15 September 2023)

Foreign honours

: Knight Grand Cross of the

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(14 January 2019) * GER Bundesverdienstkreuz 7 Grosskreuz 218px

: Grand Cross 1st class of the

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(7 September 2021) * ESP Isabella Catholic Order GC

: Knight Grand Cross of the

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(16 November 2021) * FIN Order of the White Rose Grand Cross BAR

: Grand Cross of the

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(17 May 2022) * Order of Orange-Nassau ribbon - Knight Grand Cross

: Grand Cross of the

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(11 October 2022) * Legion_Honneur_GO_ribbon

: Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour (30 January 2024) * Order of the Dannebrog S

: Grand Cross of the

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(6 May 2024) *

Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 1st 2nd and 3rd Class of Ukraine

: Second Class of the

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(31 April 2025) * ISL Icelandic Order of the Falcon - Grand Cross BAR

: Grand Cross of the

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(6 May 2025)

Honorary degrees

* 2025 – Honorary Doctorate,

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References

External links

Riksdagen: Andreas Norlén (m)Andreas Norléns webbplats
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