Andreas Carlgren
Andreas Carlgren | |
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| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 6 October 2006 – 29 September 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
| Preceded by | Lena Sommestad |
| Succeeded by | Lena Ek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 July 1958 Västra Ryd, Stockholm County, Sweden |
| Political party | Centre Party |
| Spouse | Tomas Harila |
| Alma mater | Stockholm University |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Hemming Andreas Carlgren (born 8 July 1958) is a Swedish Centre Party politician, and a former Minister for the Environment in the Swedish government.
Education and career
Andreas Carlgren was born in Västra Ryd,
parliament of Sweden.[1] In the parliament he was a member of the Committee on Education.[1] In addition, Carlgren served as second deputy chairman of the Centre Party from 1992 to 1998 and as first deputy chairman from 1998 to 2000.[1]
In 2000, Carlgren was appointed as
global warming
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On 29 September 2011, he was succeeded as Minister for the Environment by Lena Ek, who had served as MEP for the Centre Party since 2004. With 4 years and 358 days in office, he is the longest-serving Minister for the Environment.
Carlgren is vice-chair of the Stockholm Environment Institute Board.[2] Carlgren has been on the SEI board since 1 January 2012.
Personal life
In the late 1990s Carlgren divorced,
registered partnership with his new partner. He is the first openly gay Swedish cabinet minister.[3] Carlgren has three children from his previous marriage.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Andreas Carlgren – CV". Government Offices of Sweden. 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
- ^ "SEI Board". Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ Wockner, Rex (2006-10-19). "Sweden Gets A Gay Government Minister". San Francisco Bay Times. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
External links
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