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
Minister for European Union Affairs
In office
21 January 2019 – 17 October 2022
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterStefan Löfven
Magdalena Andersson
Preceded byAnn Linde
Succeeded byJessika Roswall
Personal details
Born (1948-03-16) 16 March 1948 (age 76)
Uppsala, Sweden
Political partySocial Democrats

Career

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Between 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

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References

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  1. ^ Sveriges befolkning 1990: Dahlgren, Hans Eric Albert
  2. ^ "Sveriges nya regering" (in Swedish). Government of Sweden. 21 January 2019.
  3. ^ "KEY POINTS: Everything you need to know about Sweden's new government". The Local. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ^ Complete guest list for the Nordic state dinner Washington Post, 13 May 2016.
  5. ^ Europe Policy Group World Economic Forum.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Peter Oswald
Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations
1997–2000
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for European Union Affairs
2019–2022
Succeeded by