Björn von Sydow
Björn Gustaf von Sydow ( pronunciation : [ ˌbʝœːɳ fɔnˈsyːdɔv ], born November 26, 1945 in Solna ) is a Swedish social democratic politician. From 1997 to 2002 he was Swedish Defense Minister. He is a member of the Swedish Reichstag and was its president from 2002 to 2006 .
He does not belong to the Swedish aristocracy because he bears the name of his mother Tullia von Sydow and not that of his father. He has four children with his wife Madeleine.
Web links
- Swedish Parliament website (Swedish)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Birgitta Dahl |
President of the Reichstag 2002–2006 |
Per Westerberg |
Göran Persson | Annika Åhnberg (1996-1998) | Jörgen Andersson (1996–1998) | Berit Andnor (from 2002) | Erik Åsbrink (1996-1999) | Ibrahim Baylan (from 2004) | Leni Björklund (from 2002) | Leif Blomberg (1996–1998, †) | Thomas Bodström (from 2000) | Jan Eliasson (from 2006) | Lars Engqvist (1998-2004) | Laila Freivalds (1996-2006) | Lena Hallengren (from 2002) | Lena Hjelm-Wallén (1996-2002) | Barbro Holmberg (from 2003) | Cärin Jämtin (from 2003) | Morgan Johansson (from 2002) | Ylva Johansson (1996–1998) and (2004–2006) | Hans Karlsson (from 2002) | Jan O. Karlsson (2002-2003) | Maj-Inger Klingvall (1996-2001) | Kjell Larsson (1998-2002) | Anna Lindh (1996–2003, †) | Lars-Erik Lövdén (1998-2004) | Gunna Lund (2002-2004) | Ulrica brass | Pär Nuder (from 2002) | Ann-Christin Nykvist (from 2002) | Jens Orback (from 2004) | Sven-Erik Österberg (from 2004) | Thomas Östros | Leif Pagrotsky | Thage G. Peterson (1996-1998) | Bosse Ringholm (from 1999) | Björn Rosengren (1998–2002) | Mona Sahlin (from 1998) | Pierre Schori (1996-1999) | Lena Sommestad (from 2002) | Anders Sundström (1996-1998) | Ingel Thalén (1999-2002) | Carl Tham (1996-1998) | Marita Ulvskog (1996-2004) | Ines Uusmann (1996–1998) | Björn von Sydow (1996–2002) | Margot Wallström (1996-1998) | Ingegerd Wärnersson (1998–2002) | Margareta Winberg (1996-2003)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sydow, Björn von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sydow, Björn Gustaf von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish politician, member of the Riksdag |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solna (municipality) |