Sten Sture Andersson (20 April 1923 – 16 September 2006) was a Swedish social democratic politician, who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs 1985–1991 and as President of the Nordic Council in 1994.
Sten Andersson | |
|---|---|
 Sten Andersson in 1970 | |
| President of the Nordic Council | |
| In office 1 January 1994 – 1 October 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Jan P. Syse |
| Succeeded by | Per Olaf Håkansson |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 17 October 1985 – 4 October 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson |
| Preceded by | Lennart Bodström |
| Succeeded by | Margaretha af Ugglas |
| Minister for Health and Social Affairs | |
| In office 8 October 1982 – 17 October 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Olof Palme |
| Preceded by | Karin Söder |
| Succeeded by | Gertrud Sigurdsen |
| Secretary for the Social Democrats | |
| In office 1962 – 8 October 1982 | |
| Leader | Tage Erlander Olof Palme |
| Preceded by | Sven Aspling |
| Succeeded by | Bo Toresson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sten Sture Andersson 20 April 1923 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 16 September 2006 (aged 83) Haninge, Sweden |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse(s) | Britta Holberg (m. 1974) Eivor Atling (1950–1970; her death) |
| Children | 6 |
He worked closely with Olof Palme, and became known internationally for his support of Palestinian independence. In November 2010 he was posthumously awarded the Star of Jerusalem, the highest Palestinian order, by Mahmoud Abbas.[1]
He was awarded the Illis quorum in 1995.[2]
Death
editAndersson died suddenly from a heart attack on 16 September 2006 in Stockholm.[3]
Appointments
edit- Minister for Foreign Affairs (1985–1991)
- Minister for Social Affairs (1982–1985)
- Member of the Riksdag (1966–1994)
- Member of the executive committee of the Social Democrat Party (1962–1993)
- Secretary of the Social Democrat Party (1962–1982)
References
edit- ^ Andersson awarded Star of Jerusalem Archived 2010-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, dn.se; accessed 16 June 2015.(in Swedish)
- ^ "Regeringens belöningsmedaljer och regeringens utmärkelse: Professors namn". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). January 2006. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ Triches, Robert. "Sten Andersson död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Aftonbladet Nya Medier. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2006.
External links
editMedia related to Sten Andersson at Wikimedia Commons