Ingvar Carlsson
Ingvar Carlsson | |
|---|---|
Carl XVI Gustaf | |
| Deputy | Mona Sahlin Lena Hjelm-Wallén |
| Preceded by | Carl Bildt |
| Succeeded by | Göran Persson |
| In office 13 March 1986[a] – 4 October 1991 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Deputy | Svante Lundkvist Kjell-Olof Feldt Lena Hjelm-Wallén Odd Engström |
| Preceded by | Olof Palme |
| Succeeded by | Carl Bildt |
| Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 3 March 1986 – 15 March 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Olof Palme |
| Succeeded by | Göran Persson |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden | |
| In office 8 October 1982 – 28 February 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Olof Palme |
| Preceded by | Ola Ullsten |
| Succeeded by | Svante Lundkvist (Acting) |
| Minister for Housing | |
| In office 1 January 1974 – 8 October 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Olof Palme |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Elvy Olsson |
| Minister for Education | |
| In office 14 October 1969 – 2 November 1973 | |
| Prime Minister | Olof Palme |
| Preceded by | Olof Palme |
| Succeeded by | Bertil Zachrisson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gösta Ingvar Carlsson 9 November 1934  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  |
Gösta Ingvar Carlsson (born 9 November 1934) is a Swedish politician who twice served as Prime Minister of Sweden, first from 1986 to 1991 and again from 1994 to 1996.[1] He was leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1986 to 1996.[2][3] He is best known for leading Sweden into the European Union.
Carlsson was a
Early life
Carlsson was born in Borås, Västra Götaland County (then Älvsborg County), Sweden and is the third son of the warehouse worker Olof Karlsson and Ida, née Johansson.[4] Carlsson has a diploma in business economics and a degree in political science from Lund University. In Lund he met with Tage Erlander, the Swedish prime minister, and his aide Olof Palme, later to become Erlander's successor.
Political career
After finishing studies Carlsson got a job in Erlander's staff. In 1965, Carlsson attended
He was, together with Olof Palme, known as one of "Erlander's boys".
Prime Minister
Following the
But Sweden's economy began to deteriorate in the early 1990s. In 1990 the
The Social Democrats lost the
After three years in opposition and an election victory in the 1994 elections, Carlsson formed a new government. This government realigned its focus on cleaning up Swedish Government finances, and the task was assigned to the newly appointed
In August 1995, Ingvar Carlsson announced that he would resign as party leader and Swedish Prime Minister. His successor was long considered to be the then Minister of Equality and Deputy Prime Minister Mona Sahlin. However, due to the so-called Toblerone Affair, she took back her candidacy and also later resigned from the government. On 5 December 1995 the nominating committee proposed the Minister for Finance, Göran Persson, as the new party leader candidate. He was elected on 15 March 1996 at the Social Democratic Party Congress as party leader and on 22 March 1996 he was elected Prime Minister.
Later life
Ingvar Carlsson was Chairman of the inquiry after the
Ingvar Carlsson was the Chairman of the Independent Inquiry into United Nations actions during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.[9] He is also chairman of the Bergman Foundation Center on Fårö.[10]
With Shridath Ramphal, he was in 1995 one of the co-chairs of the Commission on Global Governance, which reported on issues of international development, international security, globalization and global governance.
His career has been shaped by the heritage of Olof Palme, with whom he worked closely, but his policies are more seen as being a continuation of the legacy established by Tage Erlander.
Personal life
He is married since 1957 to librarian Ingrid Melander (born 1934), daughter of the wholesaler Sven H Melander and Gerda, née Eriksson.[4] They have two daughters.
Ingvar Carlsson is a big supporter of football teams IF Elfsborg and Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.[11]
Awards and decorations
Honours
- Honorary doctor of philosophy, Lund University (1989)[13]
- Honorary degree, Northwestern University (1991)[13][5]
- Honorary doctor of technology, Luleå University of Technology (1996)[13]
Bibliography
- Carlsson, Ingvar (2014). Lärdomar: personliga och politiska (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. ISBN 9789113052687.
- Carlsson, Ingvar; Lindgren, Anne-Marie (2007) [1974]. Vad är socialdemokrati?: en bok om idéer och utmaningar (in Swedish) ([New edi.] ed.). Stockholm: Arbetarrörelsens tankesmedja. ISBN 978-91-976756-0-4.
- Carlsson, Ingvar (2003). Så tänkte jag: politik & dramatik (in Swedish) (1st ed.). Stockholm: Hjalmarson & Högberg. ISBN 91-89660-22-6.
- Carlsson, Ingvar (1999). Ur skuggan av Olof Palme (in Swedish). Stockholm: Hjalmarson & Högberg. ISBN 91-89080-37-8.
- Carlsson, Ingvar (1994). Tillväxt och rättvisa (in Swedish). Stockholm: Tiden. ISBN 91-550-4167-1.
Notelist
- ^ Acting Prime Minister from 28 February to 12 March 1986
References
- ^ "Sveriges regeringar under 100 år" (in Swedish). regeringen.se. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ "Ingvar Carlsson". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ ISBN 91-1-914072-X.
- ^ a b Kates, Margaret (16 June 2021). "Looking Back at Northwestern's International Honorary Degree Recipients". Northwestern University. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ Englund, P. 1990. "Financial deregulation in Sweden." European Economic Review 34 (2–3): 385–393. Korpi TBD. Meidner, R. 1997. "The Swedish model in an era of mass unemployment." Economic and Industrial Democracy 18 (1): 87–97. Olsen, Gregg M. 1999. "Half empty or half full? The Swedish welfare state in transition." Canadian Review of Sociology & Anthropology, 36 (2): 241–268.
- ^ (archive date: 27 June 2007) Between 1990 and 1994, per capita income declined by approximately 10% hdr.undp (original URL: [1]) (access date: 5 July 2007) (dead URL)
- ^ Hedberg, Kristina; Klinghoffer, Sanna (14 January 2003). "Hård kritik mot polisen för Göteborgskravallerna" [Harsh criticism against the police for the Gothenburg riots]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Press Release SC/6843" (Press release). United Nations. 14 April 2000. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Ingvar Carlsson: "Precis det vi hoppats på"" [Ingvar Carlsson: "Just what we hoped for"]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 2009-10-23. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Ingvar Carlsson på besök" [Ingvar Carlsson to visit]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 5 February 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Ingvar Carlsson utnämnd till kommendör av franska Hederslegionen av Frankrikes EU-minister Harlem Désir" [Ingvar Carlsson appointed Commander of the French Legion of Honor by France's EU Minister Harlem Désir] (in Swedish). Embassy of France, Stockholm. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ^ SELIBR 8261515.
Further reading
- Ruin, Olof. "Three Swedish Prime Ministers: Tage Erlander, Olof Palme and Ingvar Carlsson." West European Politics 14.3 (1991): 58-82.
- Bjereld, Ulf, ed. (2009). Socialdemokratin i krig och fred: Ingvar Carlsson 75 år [Social democracy in war and peace: Ingvar Carlsson 75 years] (in Swedish). Hedemora: Gidlund. ISBN 9789178447893.
- Kratz, Anita (1996). Ingvar Carlsson: Erlanders siste pojke [Ingvar Carlsson: Erlander's last boy] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Bonnier Alba. ISBN 91-34-51888-6.
- 1934 births
- Living people
- People from Borås
- Lund University alumni
- Northwestern University alumni
- Leaders of the Swedish Social Democratic Party
- Members of the Andra kammaren
- Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats
- Swedish Ministers for Education
- Swedish Ministers for Housing
- Deputy Prime Ministers of Sweden
- Swedish Ministers for the Environment
- Prime Ministers of Sweden
- Swedish Lutherans
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class