Sven Otto Littorin
Sven Otto Littorin | |||||||
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| Minister for Employment | |||||||
| In office 6 October 2006 – 7 July 2010 | |||||||
| Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt | ||||||
| Preceded by | Hans Karlsson | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Tobias Billström | ||||||
| Party secretary of the Moderate Party | |||||||
| In office 2002–2006 | |||||||
| Party leader | Bo Lundgren Fredrik Reinfeldt | ||||||
| Preceded by | Johnny Magnusson | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Per Schlingmann | ||||||
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| Born | Sven Otto Julius Littorin 20 May 1966 Financial crisis of 2007–2008.[1]
He was born and grew up in MBA from the unaccredited Fairfax University (at the time licensed in Louisiana), but that degree was removed from his list of qualifications after it aroused controversy in June 2007[2][3] In 2011, Littorin was a visiting scholar at Stanford University . Since 2011 he has been a political affairs consultant, based in London, England.
Between 1991 and 1993, he was chief of staff to Minister for Fiscal and Financial Affairs, Ministry of Enterprise, after which a separate Ministry of Employment. On 7 July 2010, he announced his immediate resignation, citing personal circumstances.[4]
ReformsAs Sweden's Minister for Employment, Littorin was in charge of USD 12bn of the government budget; the second largest part of public spending, covering areas such as the unemployment insurance system, active labor market programs, and nine government agencies, including the Swedish Public Employment Service, the Work Environment Authority, and the Labor Court. Littorin was in charge of some of the major policy reforms introduced during the first government of Prime Minister Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, International Monetary Fund, and World Economic Forum .
During the Swedish Presidency of the European Union in autumn 2009, Littorin was also President of the European Council of Ministers, in its Epsco formation (Ministers for Employment, Social Policy, Health, and Consumer Affairs). As such, he oversaw European Union response to labor market effects caused by the financial crisis of 2008-2009. Littorin was also member of the Swedish Government's Globalization Council. ResignationOn 7 July 2010, Littorin announced his immediate resignation. He had the day before been confronted by a reporter for the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet whether it was true that he had purchased sex.[5][6] Littorin denied the allegations, but nevertheless resigned from the government. The official reason that he stated was the "harshness" of the media against him and his children, as well as "for private reasons", following divorce and a custody battle over his children. Personal lifeLittorin divorced from his first wife and has children from this marriage.[6][7] He married Therése Evling in 2013. References
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