Mats Hellström (born 12 January 1942 in

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) is a Swedish

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politician. He was minister of foreign trade from 1983 to 1986, minister for agriculture from 1986 to 1991 and minister of foreign trade again from 1994 to 1996. He replaced

Svante Lundkvist Svante Lundkvist (20 July 1919 – 9 July 1991) was a Swedish trade unionist and social democratic politician. He held various cabinet posts, including minister of communication, minister of civil service affairs and minister of agriculture. H ...

as agriculture minister in 1986. During his term as agriculture minister Michael Sohlman was his state secretary. He was the Swedish Ambassador to Germany from 1996 to 2001. He also served as the governor of Stockholm County between 2002 and 2006.

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