Karl Göran Hägerdal (, born March 11, 1966, in Kristdala parish,

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) is the Global Director of Scouting Development at the

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headquarters of the

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in Kuala Lumpur, and served as one of three camp chiefs of the 22nd World Scout Jamboree at

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, from 27 July to 7 August 2011. Between 2004 and 2012 he was Deputy Secretary General of the Svenska Scoutrådet, the former umbrella organization for Swedish Scouting. Hägerdal has been involved in the Scout movement in various roles since age eight. In 1996, he was deputy camp chief of the

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conducted in , Ransäter,

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. In 2001, he was one of two responsible for the program in , Sweden's first national jamboree between all five Swedish Scout associations. In 2007 Hägerdal one of three camp chiefs of the Svenska Scoutrådet Jiingijamborii. During the

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in 2007, Hägerdal was awarded the Silver Wolf, Sweden's highest Scout award, and is also a recipient of the

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. In 2020, Hägerdal was awarded the 372nd

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, the only distinction of the

, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hägerdal, Göran Scouting and Guiding in Sweden 1966 births Living people Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award People from Oskarshamn Municipality