Per Westerberg
Per Erik Gunnar Westerberg (born August 2, 1951 in Nyköping ) is a Swedish politician of the Moderata samlingspartiet and was President of the Swedish Parliament from October 2, 2006 to September 29, 2014 .
The economist Westerberg has been a member of the Reichstag since 1979. In the Bildt government from 1991 to 1994 he was Minister of Economic Affairs. From 2003 to 2006 he was Vice-President of the Reichstag and its senior president , before he was elected President in the 2006 election with 177 to 169 votes. The opposing candidate was Björn von Sydow, President of the Reichstag up until then .
Web links
- Official website of the Moderaterna (Swedish)
- Swedish Parliament website (Swedish)
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Björn von Sydow |
President of the Reichstag 2006–2014 |
Urban Ahlin |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Westerberg, Per |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Westerberg, Per Erik Gunnar (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish politician (Moderata samlingspartiet), member of the Riksdag |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd August 1951 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Nykoping |