Sten Tolgfors (born 17 July 1966 in
ForshagaForshaga is a locality and the seat of Forshaga Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 6,355 inhabitants in 2005.-Notable Natives:* Stefan Holm, high jump Olympic champion in 2004.* Oskar Olofsson, guitarist in swedish indie rock group Molotov Jive....
) is a
SwedishSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
Moderate PartyThe Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...
politician, Member of the
RiksdagThe Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
and Swedish
Minister for DefenceList of Swedish Ministers for DefenceBetween 1840 and 1920 the ministry for defence was divided in to two different ministries, one for land and one for sea warfare.- Ministers for War :*1840 - 1840 Bror Cederström...
and former Minister for Foreign Trade in the
Cabinet of Fredrik ReinfeldtThe cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt is the current cabinet of Sweden. It is a coalition cabinet consisting of the four parties in the centre-right Alliance for Sweden: the Moderate Party, Centre Party, Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats...
since 24 October 2006. He is a conscientious objector, meaning that he refused to carry arms when called to Swedish mandatory military service. He is the first Minister for Defence ever in the democratic states that refused to fight with weapons to defend his country
Discussion
Ask a question about 'Sten Tolgfors' Start a new discussion about 'Sten Tolgfors' Answer questions from other users |
Sten Tolgfors (born 17 July 1966 in
ForshagaForshaga is a locality and the seat of Forshaga Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 6,355 inhabitants in 2005.-Notable Natives:* Stefan Holm, high jump Olympic champion in 2004.* Oskar Olofsson, guitarist in swedish indie rock group Molotov Jive....
) is a
SwedishSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
Moderate PartyThe Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...
politician, Member of the
RiksdagThe Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
and Swedish
Minister for DefenceList of Swedish Ministers for DefenceBetween 1840 and 1920 the ministry for defence was divided in to two different ministries, one for land and one for sea warfare.- Ministers for War :*1840 - 1840 Bror Cederström...
and former Minister for Foreign Trade in the
Cabinet of Fredrik ReinfeldtThe cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt is the current cabinet of Sweden. It is a coalition cabinet consisting of the four parties in the centre-right Alliance for Sweden: the Moderate Party, Centre Party, Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats...
since 24 October 2006. He is a conscientious objector, meaning that he refused to carry arms when called to Swedish mandatory military service. He is the first Minister for Defence ever in the democratic states that refused to fight with weapons to defend his country
He was born in
ForshagaForshaga is a locality and the seat of Forshaga Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 6,355 inhabitants in 2005.-Notable Natives:* Stefan Holm, high jump Olympic champion in 2004.* Oskar Olofsson, guitarist in swedish indie rock group Molotov Jive....
, Värmland County.
External links
- Sten Tolgfors at the Riksdag
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
website
- Sten Tolgfors at the Moderate Party
The Moderate Party is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament...
website