Andreas Norlén
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Andreas Norlén | |
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![]() Norlén in 2024 | |
Speaker of the Riksdag | |
Assumed office 24 September 2018 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Preceded by | Urban Ahlin |
Member of the Riksdag | |
Assumed office 2 October 2006 | |
Constituency | Östergötland County |
Personal details | |
Born | Per Olof Andreas Norlén 6 May 1973 Stockholm, Sweden |
Political party | Moderate Party |
Spouse |
Helena Kjellström (m. 2013) |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | |
Per Olof Andreas Norlén (Swedish pronunciation: [anˈdrêːas nʊˈɭeːn]; born 6 May 1973) is a Swedish politician and member of the Moderate Party who has served as Speaker of the Riksdag since September 2018. He has been a member of parliament (MP) for Östergötland County 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
After the 2022 general elections Norlén presided over the government formations once again. This time he tasked Ulf Kristersson with forming a government.[3] 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.[4] On October 17 the Speaker proposed that Kristersson be appointed Prime Minister and he was approved by the Riksdag.[5]
Honours
National honours
Sweden: Swedish Veterans Association (Fredsbaskrarna) Medal of Merit in silver (29 May 2022)[6]
Sweden: Recipient of the Golden Jubilee Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf (15 September 2023)
Foreign honours
Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (14 January 2019)[7]
Germany: Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (7 September 2021)
Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (16 November 2021)[8]
Finland: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (17 May 2022)
Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (11 October 2022)
France: Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour (30 January 2024)[9]
Denmark: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (6 May 2024)
References
- ^ "Andreas Norlén Elected Speaker of the Riksdag". Publicnow. 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Andreas Norlén vald till riksdagens talman" (in Swedish). Riksdag. 26 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Ulf Kristersson får sonderingsuppdrag efter första talmansrundan". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Ulf Kristersson efter mötet med talmannen: Behöver två dagar till". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Ny regering tillträdd i konselj under Kungens ordförandeskap". www.kungahuset.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ Norlén, A. [@talman.andreas.norlen] (2022-05-29). "Tack @sveriges_veteranforbund_svf och generalsekreterare MariAnne Boström för förtjänstmedaljen i silver som jag hade äran att ta emot idag! Den ska..." Instagram. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".
- ^ "Royal Decree 1012/2021" (PDF).
- ^ "Det var idag en stor ära och ett nöje att välkomna Frankrikes president Emmanuel Macron..." Instagram (in Swedish). 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-03-31.