Sten Tolgfors
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| Born | 17 July 1966 Forshaga, Sweden |
| Political party | Moderate Party |
| Alma mater | Örebro University (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Sten Sture Tolgfors (born 17 July 1966 in Forshaga) is a Swedish former politician, public affairs executive and government official who is serving as Governor of Västra Götaland County since 1 September 2022, having been appointed to the position on 9 June 2022.[1]
He served as
Early life and career
Tolgfors was born in
In local politics he served in the Örebro
He is a
However, he changed his mind completely when he saw a few photos from Saddam Hussein's massacre of Iraqi Kurds.[6]
A survey conducted by Swedish radio news in November 2008 among local party chairman for the four Alliance parties, showed that Tolgfors was the most unpopular minister in the government.
Political Appointments
As a
Since then he has been a member of the Committee on Education from 1998 to 2002, and again from 2003 to 2006.
He was a member of the Committee on Social Insurance from 2002 to 2003.
Since 2003 he has been a member of the
For a short period after the
Tolgfors has consistently been involved in bullying issues during his parliamentary period, and considers among other things, that schools should use research-based program that provides proven efficacy.
He has also campaigned in favor of people with disabilities to a school that is tailored to their needs.
Minister for Foreign Tade
On 24 October 2006, Tolgfors was appointed Minister for Foreign Trade, succeeding Maria Borelius.
He left office on 12 September 2007 when he succeeded Mikael Odenberg as Minister for Defence. Odenberg had resigned in protest to the government's defence cuts.
Minister for Defence
Tolgfors completed the transition from invasion to operational defense and among other things, abolished conscription.
He has also brought the Swedish Armed Forces on his policies, and also implemented the reforms (he wanted).
He is the first Minister for Defence who has managed to balance the budget of the Swedish Armed Forces.[7]
He was also the only minister of defence worldwide that was a conscientious objector[of what? not clear] and thus he was not popular among high officers [citation needed].
Resignation
Tolgfors received negative attention in March 2012 over the way he dealt with the issue concerning the so-called Project Simoom. Later the same day Tolgfors was registered by Gustav Fridolin to the Constitution Committee on plans for a weapons factory in Saudi Arabia.
A scandal ensued, and on 29 March 2012, Tolgfors resigned.
Later career
Tolgfors submitted his resignation from the
Tolgfors quickly moved from his position as a minister to become an arms lobbyist at the public affairs agency Rud Pedersen - with less than six months between his resignation and his new job. As a result Tolgfors drew heavy criticism.[9][10][11][12]
References
- ^ "Sten Tolgfors ny landshövding i Västra Götalands län". Regeringen. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ Reinfeldt announces two new ministers Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, The Local, 24 October 2006 (in English) (DN).
- ^ "960 (Vem är Vem? / Norrland, supplement, register 1968)".
- ^ "1112 (Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok / 1985)".
- ^ Curriculum Vitae Försvarsdepartementets webbplats.
- ^ Sveriges blivande försvarsministervapenvägrade, Svenska Dagbladet, 5 September 2007 (in Swedish).
- ^ They can succeed Tolgfors, Dagens Industri, 29 March 2012 (in Swedish)
- ^ Tolgfors resigns from the Riksdag
- ^ "Tolgfors ska hjälpa Saab att sälja vapen". www.resume.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ "Nya jobbet: Sälja vapen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ "Tolgfors nya jobb: Sälja vapen". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
External links
- Sten Tolgfors at the Riksdagwebsite (in Swedish)
- Sten Tolgfors at the Moderate Party website (in Swedish)
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