Ingvar Carlsson
Prime Minister of Sweden (1986–1991; 1994–1996)
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- Gösta Ingvar Carlsson (born 9 November 1934) is a Swedish retired politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1986 to 1991 and again from 1994 to 1996.
- He led Sweden into the European Union.
- He served as Minister of Education from 1969 to 1973, as Minister of Housing in 1973 and again from 1974 to 1976, and as Minister of Environmental affairs from 1985 to 1986.
- Early life Gösta Ingvar Carlsson was born in Borås, Västra Götaland County (then Älvsborg County), Sweden and is the third son of the warehouse worker Olof Karlsson and Ida, née Johansson.
- Carlsson has a diploma in business economics and a degree in political science from Lund University.
Gösta Ingvar Carlsson (born 9 November 1934) is a Swedish retired politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1986 to 1991 and again from 1994 to 1996. He was leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1986 to 1996. He led Sweden into the European Union.
Carlsson was a member of the Riksdag from 1965 to 1996 representing the constituency of Stockholm County (until 1970 in the lower house). He served as Minister of Education from 1969 to 1973, as Minister of Housing in 1973 and again from 1974 to 1976, and as Minister of Environmental affairs from 1985 to 1986. He served as deputy prime minister from 1982 to 1986, and assumed office as Prime Minister of Sweden upon the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme in 1986.
Early life
Gösta Ingvar Carlsson was born in Borås, Västra Götaland County (then Älvsborg County), Sweden and is the third son of the warehouse worker Olof Karlsson and Ida, née Johansson. At the age of 12, Carlsson found his father dead on the floor of the coffee roastery where he worked.
Carlsson has a diploma in business economics and a degree in political science from Lund University. In Lund he met with Tage Erlander, the Swedish prime minister, and his aide Olof Palme, later to become Erlander's successor. He graduated in 1952. He would receive an honorary doctorate from Lund University in 1989.
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