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Björn von Sydow | |
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 von Sydow in November 2004 | |
| Speaker of the Riksdag | |
| In office 30 September 2002 – 2 October 2006 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Preceded by | Birgitta Dahl |
| Succeeded by | Per Westerberg |
| Minister for Defence | |
| In office 1 February 1997 – 30 September 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Göran Persson |
| Preceded by | Thage G. Peterson |
| Succeeded by | Leni Björklund |
| Minister of Trade | |
| In office 22 March 1996 – 31 January 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Göran Persson |
| Preceded by | Mats Hellström |
| Succeeded by | Leif Pagrotsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1945-11-26)26 November 1945 (age 80) |
| Political party | Social Democratic |
| Occupation | Politician |
Björn Gustaf von Sydow (born 26 November 1945) is a formerspeaker (talman) of theRiksdag, the Swedish parliament. He held this office following the2002 election, when he succeededBirgitta Dahl, until he was replaced on 2 October 2006. A member of theSwedish Social Democratic Party, he had beenminister for defence inGöran Persson'sgovernment between 1997 and 2002, preceded by a short term asminister of trade.
Apart from leading the Riksdag sessions, von Sydow was also while in office eligible to serve as acting-regent (Riksföreståndare) in the absence of theKing and his three children,e.g. if they all went abroad simultaneously, although that never happened.
The speaker also had a key role when the government resigned. However, whenGöran Persson asked for his resignation after the lost2006 election, the parliamentary situation was very clear, so already on 19 September 2006 Sydow could formally askFredrik Reinfeldt to begin the formation of a new government to take office after the new Riksdag has assembled to approve it. On 2 October 2006, the changed majority situation in the Riksdag also had Sydow replaced byModerate Party politician and previous Vice SpeakerPer Westerberg. Already before the election, Sydow had stated that he was not interested in a Vice Speaker position, so that office went to fellow Social DemocratJan Björkman.[1]
von Sydow was awarded a Ph.D. inpolitical science atLinköping University in 1978, and later worked as rector of the Social Work College atStockholm University. In 2008, he was elected a member of theRoyal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Björn von Sydow has taken his mother's surname and is a distant relative of the actorMax von Sydow.[citation needed] He lives inSolna outsideStockholm, is married and has four children.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Minister of Trade 1996–1997 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister for Defence 1997–2002 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Speaker of the Riksdag 2002–2006 | Succeeded by |
| Order of precedence | ||
| Preceded byas former Speaker of the Riksdag | Swedish order of precedence as former Speaker of the Riksdag | Succeeded byas former Speaker of the Riksdag |
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| Preceded by | President of theRoyal Swedish Academy of War Sciences 2022–present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Första kammaren (1867–1970) (upper house of the Swedish Parliament) |  | |
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| Andra kammaren (1867–1970) (lower house of the Swedish Parliament) |
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| Unicameral Riksdag (1971–present) | ||
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