Hans Eric Albert Dahlgren (born 16 March 1948) is a Swedish politician and former diplomat.[1] A member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, he served as Minister for European Union Affairs from January 2019 to 17 October 2022 under Prime Minister Stefan Löfven;[2] he retained the position in the Andersson Cabinet.[3]
Hans Dahlgren | |
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Minister for European Union Affairs | |
In office 21 January 2019 – 17 October 2022 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven Magdalena Andersson |
Preceded by | Ann Linde |
Succeeded by | Jessika Roswall |
Personal details | |
Born | Uppsala, Sweden | 16 March 1948
Political party | Social Democrats |
Career
editBetween 1997 and 2012, Dahlgren held various high-level positions in Sweden's diplomatic service, including as Swedish representative at the United Nations Security Council (1997–1998); as Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York (1997–2000); as State Secretary for Foreign Affairs (2000–2006); as Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva (2007–2010); and as Ambassador for Human Rights at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (2010–2012).
From 2014 until 2019, Dahlgren served as State Secretary for International and EU Affairs in the Prime Minister's Office.
On 13 May 2016, Dahlgren was among the guests invited to the state dinner hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in honor of Nordic leaders Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Sauli Niinistö, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Erna Solberg and Löfven at the White House.[4]
Other activities
edit- World Economic Forum (WEF), Member of the Europe Policy Group (since 2017)[5]
References
edit- ^ Sveriges befolkning 1990: Dahlgren, Hans Eric Albert
- ^ "Sveriges nya regering" (in Swedish). Government of Sweden. 21 January 2019.
- ^ "KEY POINTS: Everything you need to know about Sweden's new government". The Local. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Complete guest list for the Nordic state dinner Washington Post, 13 May 2016.
- ^ Europe Policy Group World Economic Forum.