Sten Tolgfors

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.

Sten Tolgfors
Sten Tolgfors in January 2011
Governor of Västra Götaland
Assumed office
1 September 2022
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterMagdalena Andersson
Ulf Kristersson
Preceded byLisbeth Schultze (acting)
Minister for Defence
In office
5 September 2007  29 March 2012
Prime MinisterFredrik Reinfeldt
Preceded byMikael Odenberg
Succeeded byCatharina Elmsäter-Svärd (acting)
Karin Enström
Minister for Foreign Trade
In office
24 October 2006  12 September 2007
Prime MinisterFredrik Reinfeldt
Preceded byMaria Borelius
Succeeded byEwa Björling
Member of the Swedish Parliament
for Örebro County
In office
3 October 1994  31 January 2013
Succeeded byLotta Olsson
Personal details
Born (1966-07-17) 17 July 1966
Forshaga, Sweden
Political partyModerate Party
Alma materÖrebro University (B.A.)
OccupationPolitician

He served as Minister for Foreign Trade 2006-2007 and as Minister for Defence from 2007 until his resignation in 2012. He was a Member of the Swedish Parliament for Örebro County from 1994 to 2013.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.