Office: | President of the Nordic Council |
Term Start: | 1 January 1994 |
Term End: | 1 October 1994 |
Predecessor: | Jan P. Syse |
Successor: | Per Olaf Håkansson |
Office2: | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Term Start2: | 17 October 1985 |
Term End2: | 4 October 1991 |
Primeminister2: | Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson |
Predecessor2: | Lennart Bodström |
Successor2: | Margaretha af Ugglas |
Office3: | Minister for Health and Social Affairs |
Term Start3: | 8 October 1982 |
Term End3: | 17 October 1985 |
Primeminister3: | Olof Palme |
Predecessor3: | Karin Söder |
Successor3: | Gertrud Sigurdsen |
Office4: | Secretary for the Social Democrats |
Term Start4: | 1962 |
Term End4: | 8 October 1982 |
Leader4: | Tage Erlander Olof Palme |
Predecessor4: | Sven Aspling |
Successor4: | Bo Toresson |
Birth Name: | Sten Sture Andersson |
Birth Date: | 20 April 1923 |
Birth Place: | Stockholm, Sweden |
Death Place: | Haninge, Sweden |
Spouse: | Britta Holberg Eivor Atling |
Children: | 6 |
Party: | Social Democrats |
Sten Sture Andersson (20 April 1923 - 16 September 2006) was a Swedish social democratic politician, who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs 1985–1991 and as President of the Nordic Council in 1994.
He worked closely with Olof Palme, and became known internationally for his support of Palestinian independence. In November 2010 he was posthumously awarded the Star of Jerusalem, the highest Palestinian order, by Mahmoud Abbas.[1]
He was awarded the Illis quorum in 1995.[2]
Andersson died suddenly from a heart attack on 16 September 2006 in Stockholm.[3]