Kent Härstedt (born 29 January 1965[citation needed], in Helsingborg) is a Swedish social democratic politician, member of the Riksdag from 1998 to 2018.[1]
Kent Härstedt | |
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 Kent Härstedt in January 2011. | |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| In office 1998–2018 | |
| Constituency | Skåne County west |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 January 1965 Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Political party | Swedish Social Democratic Party |
| Children | son Joel |
| Residence(s) | Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Occupation | writer, journalist |
| Website | Kent Härstedt |
Actively interested in politics since the age of 16, he was elected to the municipal council of Helsingborg, where he remained for six years. He worked as political adviser to vice foreign minister Pierre Schori between 1994 and 1996, and as a freelance writer for amongst others Svenska Dagbladet, Helsingborgs Dagblad, and Arbetarbladet. In 1998 he was elected to the Riksdag and remained until 2018. In 2004 and 2005, he was also alcohol commissioner for the Swedish government. Härstedt is the elected vice President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly 2014–2017.[2]
At the election to Ukraine's parliament on 26 October 2014, Härstedt was the special coordinator for the OSCE observer mission.[3] Härstedt was the OSCE special coordinator in the presidential elections in Belarus 2015 and in the parliamentary elections on 26 October 2016. He is since 2015 the chaIr of the OSCE PAs ad hoc working group on Belarus. Since 2017 Härstedt is chairman of Forum Syd, the largest Swedish NGO in support of civil society.
Between 1999 and 2005, he was the chairman of the Swedish branch of UNICEF.[2]
Between 2009-2011 Härstedt was the president of the Swedish Judo Federation. Härstedt holds a black belt in Judo.
Between January 2022 and January 2023, Härstedt was Sweden's ambassador to Singapore.[4]
Härstedt is a survivor of the MS Estonia disaster in September 1994.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Riksdagen: Kent Härstedt (s)" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 February 2007.
- ^ a b "Kent Härstedt: Personligt / Om mig" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 October 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2007.
- ^ OSCE Special Co-ordinator visits Kyiv, Kharkiv, Luhansk oblasts ahead of Ukraine election, OSCE, 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Svensk ambassadör kallades hem – säger nu upp sig". DN.SE (in Swedish). 20 January 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ Thunberg, Karin (26 September 2004). "Tio år efter Estonia". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 August 2018.
External links
edit- Riksdagen: Kent Härstedt (s)
- Kent Härstedt – www.socialdemokraterna.se
- Kent Härstedt (personal homepage)
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