Jan O. Karlsson

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Jan Olov Karlsson (born June 1, 1939 in Stockholm - † September 19, 2016 ) was a Swedish social democratic politician.

biography

Jan O. Karlsson was State Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture from 1982 to 1985 , then in the Ministry of Finance until 1988 . From 1995 to 2001 he worked at the European Court of Auditors , from 1999 as President . From 2002 onwards he was Minister for Development Cooperation and Migration in the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs; between September 11, 2003 and October 10, 2003 (after the murder of Anna Lindh ) he was Swedish Foreign Minister in charge .

Karlsson is the father of tenor Peder Karlsson ( The Real Group ).