Thage G. Peterson
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Thage Edvin Gerhard Peterson (born 24 September 1933 in Växjö Municipality
) is a Swedish
politician (Social Democrat
).
Växjö Municipality
Växjö Municipality is a municipality in Kronoberg County in southern Sweden, where Växjö is the seat.The municipality was created in 1971 by the amalgamation of the City of Växjö with the surrounding municipalities...
) is a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
politician (Social Democrat
Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party, , contesting elections as 'the Workers' Party – the Social Democrats' , or sometimes referred to just as 'the Social Democrats' and most commonly as Sossarna ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1889...
).
Political career
- 1971–1998: member of parliament
- 1982–1988: Minister for Industry
- 1988: Minister for JusticeMinister for Justice (Sweden)The Minister for Justice is the justice minister of Sweden and head of the Ministry of Justice. The current Minister for Justice is Beatrice Ask of the Moderate Party....
- 1988–1991: Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden
- 1994–1997: Minister for Defence