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The prime minister of Sweden ( Swedish: statsminister literally translates as "minister of state") is the head of government of Sweden. The prime minister and their cabinet (the government) exercise executive authority in the Kingdom of Sweden and are subject to the Parliament of Sweden. The prime minister is nominated by the speaker of the ...
Sten Sture the Younger was a nobleman best remembered as the regent of Sweden from 1512 to 1520. During his time, Sweden was part of the Kalmar Union and Sture disliked Sweden's dependence on Denmark. When King of Denmark Christian II began an invasion of Sweden, Sture opposed and fought in the Battle of Bogesund where he was mortally wounded.
May 10, 2024 · On the Web: Stockholm School of Economics - Magdalena Andersson (May 03, 2024) Magdalena Andersson (born January 23, 1967, Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish politician who became the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and Sweden ’s first woman prime minister in November 2021 when she replaced Stefan Löfven.
In the 1920s, sculptor Gutzon Borglum and President Calvin Coolidge selected George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln (L to R) to appear on Mount Rushmore—it later became an iconic symbol of presidential greatness, chosen to represent the nation's birth, growth, development and preservation, respectively.
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld ( / ˈhæmərʃʊld / HAM-ər-shuuld, [1] Swedish: [ˈdɑːɡ ˈhâmːarˌɧœld] ⓘ; 29 July 1905 – 18 September 1961) was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961.
May 8, 2024 · Stefan Löfven (born July 21, 1957, Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish labour leader and Social Democratic politician who served as prime minister of Sweden (2014–21).
Apr 22, 2015 · Sweden profile - Leaders. 22 April 2015. King: Carl XVI Gustaf. Getty Images. Sweden's king fulfils a purely ceremonial role. King Carl XVI Gustaf ascended the throne in 1973, on the death of his ...
