Sten Heckscher (born 29 July 1942) is aSwedishlawyer andSocial Democraticpolitician.
He graduated with a degree inlaw fromUppsala University. Even though his father was leader of what later became theModerate Party, Heckscher himself engaged in Social Democratic politics. He served in numerous public positions in and out of government untilPrime MinisterIngvar Carlsson appointed himMinister of Industry and Employment on the eve of the Social Democrats'election victory in 1994. In 1996, he resigned to becomeNational Police Commissioner. Heckscher served until 2005 when he was appointed chief judge of the Administrative Court of Appeal in Stockholm. On 1 October 2007, he became President of theSupreme Administrative Court of Sweden.[1]
Heckscher was born on 29 July 1942 inStockholm, Sweden, the son of former leader of theRight Wing Party, ProfessorGunnar Heckscher, and his wife Anna Britta (née Vickhoff).[2] He is grandson of economistEli Heckscher. Heckscher received aCandidate of Law degree fromUppsala University in 1968.
Heckscher did his clerkship from 1969 to 1971. Heckscher was a member of the 1968 Education Investigation (1968 års utbildningsutredning) from 1971 to 1973 and became an aspirant in theSvea Court of Appeal in 1973, and a Legal Clerk in 1974. He was an expert in theSwedish National Council for Crime Prevention from 1976 to 1978 and in theMinistry of Justice in 1979. Heckscher became anassessor in 1982 and was a member of the Commission on Narcotic (Narkotikakommissionen) from 1982 to 1984. He was deputy director-general (departementsråd) in the Ministry of Justice from 1984 to 1986 and director-general for legal affairs (rättschef) in theMinistry of Employment from 1986 to 1987. Heckscher served asState Secretary in the Ministry of Justice from 1987 to 1991 and as Director General and head of theSwedish Patent and Registration Office from 1991 to 1994. In 1996, Heckscher was appointedNational Police Commissioner.[2]
Heckscher was also responsible for legal and institutional issues in Sweden'sEEA negotiations from 1989 to 1991, investigator in the legislation for Sweden's accession to the EU from 1993 to 1994, investigator in Legal Aid Law (Rättshjälpslagen) from 1993 to 1994, chairman of the board of Retriva AB from 1993 to 1994, and was investigator in the authorization and supervision of auditors in 1994.[2]
In 1990, he married Louise Nermark (born 1959), the daughter of Jerker Nermark and Gull Snellman.[2]
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| Preceded by | Minister for Enterprise 1994–1996 | Succeeded by Jörgen Andersson |
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| Preceded by Sten Niklasson | Director General of theSwedish Patent and Registration Office 1991–1994 | Succeeded by Carl-Anders Ifvarsson |
| Preceded by | National Police Commissioner 1996–2004 | Succeeded by Stefan Strömberg |
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| Preceded by Rune Lavin | President of theSupreme Administrative Court of Sweden 2007–2010 | Succeeded by Mats Melin |
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