Göran Persson

Göran Persson (born January 20, 1949) was the Prime minister of Sweden between 1996 and 2006. He was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, but quit in March 2007. He was replaced by Mona Sahlin as leader of the party, the party's first woman to do so.

Göran Persson
31st Prime Minister of Sweden
In office 22 March 1996 – 6 October 2006 (10 years, 198 days)
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Deputy	Lena Hjelm-Wallén Margareta Winberg Marita Ulvskog Lars Engqvist Bo Ringholm
Preceded by	Carl Bildt
Succeeded by	Fredrik Reinfeldt
Leader of the Social Democrats
In office 22 March 1996 – 17 March 2007 (10 years, 360 days)
Preceded by	Ingvar Carlsson
Succeeded by	Mona Sahlin
Minister for Finance
In office 7 October 1994 – 22 March 1996 (1 year, 167 days)
Prime Minister	Ingvar Carlsson
Preceded by	Anne Wibble
Succeeded by	Erik Åsbrink
Minister for Schools
In office 12 March 1989 – 4 October 1991 (2 years, 206 days)
Prime Minister	Ingvar Carlsson
Preceded by	Bengt Göransson
Succeeded by	Beatrice Ask
Member of the Swedish Parliament for Södermanland County
In office 1 October 1979 – 11 June 1985 (5 years, 253 days)
In office 5 October 1991 – 30 April 2007 (15 years, 207 days)
Personal details
Born	(1949-01-20) 20 January 1949 Vingåker, Södermanland, Sweden
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Gunnel Claesson (1978-1994; divorced) Annika Barthine (1994-2003; divorced) Anitra Steen (m. 2003-present)
Residence	Övre Torp, Södermanland
Alma mater	Örebro University College
Cabinet	Cabinet of Persson
Signature

Other websites

• Government Offices of Sweden - Göran Persson