Lena Hjelm-Wallén Explained

Lena Hjelm-Wallén
Office:Acting Minister for Defence
Primeminister:Göran Persson
Term Start:30 September 2002
Term End:21 October 2002
Predecessor:Björn von Sydow
Office1:Acting Minister for Justice
Primeminister1:Göran Persson
Term Start1:21 September 2000
Term End1:11 October 2000
Predecessor1:Laila Freivalds
Successor1:Thomas Bodström
Office2:Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
Primeminister2:Ingvar Carlsson
Göran Persson
Term Start2:10 November 1995
Term End2:21 October 2002
Predecessor2:Mona Sahlin
Successor2:Margareta Winberg
Primeminister3:Ingvar Carlsson
Term Start3:16 February 1990
Term End3:27 February 1990
Successor3:Odd Engström
Office4:Minister for Foreign Affairs
Primeminister4:Ingvar Carlsson
Göran Persson
Term Start4:7 October 1994
Term End4:7 October 1998
Predecessor4:Margaretha af Ugglas
Successor4:Anna Lindh
Office5:Minister for International Development Cooperation
Primeminister5:Olof Palme
Ingvar Carlsson
Term Start5:17 October 1985
Term End5:4 October 1991
Predecessor5:Position established
Successor5:Britt Mogård
Office6:Minister for Education
Primeminister6:Olof Palme
Term Start6:8 October 1982
Term End6:17 October 1985
Predecessor6:Jan-Erik Wikström
Successor6:Lennart Bodström
Office7:Minister for Schools
Primeminister7:Olof Palme
Term Start7:4 January 1974
Term End7:8 October 1976
Predecessor7:Position established
Successor7:Britt Mogård
Birth Date:14 January 1943
Birth Place:Sala, Sweden
Party:Social Democratic
Spouse:Ingvar Wallén
Alma Mater:Uppsala University
Signature:Amsterdam Treaty FA Sweden.png

Lena Birgitta Hjelm-Wallén (born 14 January 1943) is a Swedish politician. In 1968 Hjelm-Wallén became a member of the Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) and she held several cabinet positions, starting in 1974 as the youngest minister to that date. A member of the Social Democratic party, she served as Minister for Education from 1982 to 1985, as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1998 and as Deputy Prime Minister from 1995 to 2002.[1] She has served as Chair of the governing Board of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), an intergovernmental organisation with 25 member states whose objective is supporting sustainable democratic change worldwide.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Söker en lyssnande ledare. Göteborgsposten. Swedish. Dick Henriksson. 19 December 2006. 14 September 2018.