Sven Otto Littorin

Sven Otto Littorin

Sven Otto Julius Littorin (born May 20, 1966 in Allhelgona Socken , Skänninge , Mjölby municipality ) is a former Swedish politician of the Moderata samlingspartiet (dt. The Moderates ) and former Swedish Labor Minister.

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Sven Otto Littorin grew up in Östergötland and studied economics at Lund University .

From 1984 to 1985 Littorin was chairman of the Moderat skolungdom , an association within the Moderata samlingspartiet, and in the following years worked in various organizations and companies and served in the Swedish army . From 1991 to 1993 he was Political Secretary and Chief of Staff to Tax Minister Bo Lundgren in the Swedish Finance Department. In 1997 he received a Master of Business Administration and was visiting professor at the Beijing Film Academy . From 1998 to 2000 he was Special Director of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce. From 2002 to 2006 Littorin was party secretary of the moderates.

After the election victory of the Alliance for Sweden and the election of Fredrik Reinfeldt , in whose campaign team Littorin had worked, as Prime Minister he was appointed Minister of Labor. During his time as minister, Littorin gave over 4,000 interviews and was a guest at many international meetings such as the World Economic Forum . On July 7, 2010, he announced his immediate resignation after being asked by a journalist for the Aftonbladets about an alleged relationship with a prostitute from Stockholm . Prostitution is banned in Sweden. Littorin never confirmed the allegations and declared his resignation as a result of a media smear campaign against him and his family. He also gave private reasons . The entire affair was followed by the divorce of the Littorin couple and a custody battle over their three children.

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sålde sex till Littorin. In: Aftonbladet . July 10, 2010, accessed February 14, 2013 (Swedish).