Pär Axel Sahlberg
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Pär Axel Sahlberg (born 1954) is a Swedish pastor, politician and former member of the
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, the national
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. A member of the
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, he represented
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between October 1994 and October 1998; and between April 1999 and October 2006. He was also a substitute member of the Riksdag twice: October 1998 (for
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); and between October 1998 and March 1999 (for Ingegerd Sahlström). He is a
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and was president of the International League of Religious Socialists.


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1954 births Living people Members of the Riksdag 1994–1998 Members of the Riksdag 1998–2002 Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Methodist clergy in Sweden {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub