Lena Hjelm-Wallén
| Lena Hjelm-Wallén | |
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Minister for Defence Acting |
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In office 30 September 2002 – 21 October 2002 |
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| Prime Minister | Göran Persson |
| Preceded by | Björn von Sydow |
| Succeeded by | Pär Nuder (Acting) |
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Minister for Justice Acting |
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In office 21 September 2000 – 16 October 2000 |
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| Prime Minister | Göran Persson |
| Preceded by | Laila Freivalds |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Bodström |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden | |
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In office 10 November 1995 – 21 October 2002 |
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| Prime Minister |
Ingvar Carlsson Göran Persson |
| Preceded by | Mona Sahlin |
| Succeeded by | Margareta Winberg |
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In office 16 February 1990 – 27 February 1990 Acting |
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| Prime Minister | Ingvar Carlsson |
| Preceded by | Kjell-Olof Feldt (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Odd Engström |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 7 October 1994 – 7 October 1998 |
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| Prime Minister |
Ingvar Carlsson Göran Persson |
| Preceded by | Margaretha af Ugglas |
| Succeeded by | Anna Lindh |
| Minister for International Development Cooperation | |
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In office 17 October 1985 – 4 October 1991 |
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| Prime Minister | Olof Palme |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Britt Mogård |
| Minister for Education | |
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In office 8 October 1982 – 17 October 1985 |
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| Prime Minister | Olof Palme |
| Preceded by | Jan-Erik Wikström |
| Succeeded by | Lennart Bodström |
| Minister for Schools | |
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In office 4 January 1974 – 8 October 1976 |
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| Prime Minister | Olof Palme |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Britt Mogård |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 January 1943 Sala, Sweden |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ingvar Wallén |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
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Lena Birgitta Hjelm-Wallén (born January 14, 1943 in Sala, Sweden) is a Swedish politician. In 1968 Hjelm-Wallén became a member of the Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) and she held several cabinet positions, starting in 1974 as the youngest minister to that date. A member of the Social Democratic party, she served as Minister for Education from 1982 to 1985, as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1998 and as Deputy Prime Minister from 1995 to 2002.
She has served as Chair of the governing Board of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), an intergovernmental organisation with 25 member states whose objective is supporting sustainable democratic change worldwide.
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