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Swedish politician (born 1943)
Lena Hjelm-Wallén
Acting Minister for Defence
In office
30 September 2002 – 21 October 2002
Prime MinisterGöran Persson
Preceded byBjörn von Sydow
Succeeded byPär Nuder (Acting)
Acting Minister for Justice
In office
21 September 2000 – 11 October 2000
Prime MinisterGöran Persson
Preceded byLaila Freivalds
Succeeded byThomas Bodström
Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
In office
10 November 1995 – 21 October 2002
Prime MinisterIngvar Carlsson
Göran Persson
Preceded byMona Sahlin
Succeeded byMargareta Winberg
In office
16 February 1990 – 27 February 1990
Acting
Prime MinisterIngvar Carlsson
Preceded byKjell-Olof Feldt (Acting)
Succeeded byOdd Engström
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
7 October 1994 – 7 October 1998
Prime MinisterIngvar Carlsson
Göran Persson
Preceded byMargaretha af Ugglas
Succeeded byAnna Lindh
Minister for International Development Cooperation
In office
17 October 1985 – 4 October 1991
Prime MinisterOlof Palme
Ingvar Carlsson
Preceded byOla Ullsten
Succeeded byAlf Svensson
Minister for Education
In office
8 October 1982 – 17 October 1985
Prime MinisterOlof Palme
Preceded byJan-Erik Wikström
Succeeded byLennart Bodström
Minister for Schools
In office
4 January 1974 – 8 October 1976
Prime MinisterOlof Palme
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byBritt Mogård
Personal details
Born (1943-01-14) 14 January 1943 (age 81)
Sala, Sweden
Political partySocial Democratic
SpouseIngvar Wallén
Alma materUppsala University
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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.

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.

References

  1. Dick Henriksson (19 December 2006). "Söker en lyssnande ledare" (in Swedish). Göteborgsposten. Retrieved 14 September 2018.

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Political offices
New office Minister for Schools
1974–1976 		Succeeded byBritt Mogård
Preceded byJan-Erik Wikström Minister for Education
1982–1985 		Succeeded byLennart Bodström
New office Minister for International Development Cooperation
1985–1991 		Succeeded byBritt Mogård
Preceded byKjell-Olof Feldt
Acting 		Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
Acting
1990 		Succeeded byOdd Engström
Preceded byMargaretha af Ugglas Minister for Foreign Affairs
1994–1998 		Succeeded byAnna Lindh
Preceded byGun Hellsvik Minister for Justice
1988–1991 		Succeeded byGun Hellsvik
Preceded byMona Sahlin Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
1995–2002 		Succeeded byMargareta Winberg
Preceded byLaila Freivalds Minister for Justice
Acting
2000 		Succeeded byThomas Bodström
Preceded byBjörn von Sydow Minister for Defence
Acting
2002 		Succeeded byPär Nuder
Acting
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