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Göran Persson

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Hans Göran Persson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjœ̂ːran ˈpæ̌ːʂɔn] ; born 20 January 1949) is a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007. Persson was first elected to the Swedish Parliament in 1979, representing Södermanland County but left in 1985 to serve as Municipal Commissioner of Katrineholm, which he did from 1985 to 1989. In 1991, he was re-elected to the Parliament and represented the same constituency. He served as minister for schools from 1989 to 1991 in Ingvar Carlsson's first and second cabinets. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Göran Persson is the 5,427th most popular politician (up from 6,464th in 2019), the 211th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 258th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Swedish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Göran Persson ranks 5,427 out of 19,576Before him are Emperor Heizei, Gajah Mada, Sextus Afranius Burrus, Pavel Milyukov, Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, and Giuseppe Saragat. After him are Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine, Roberta Metsola, Abdelaziz of Morocco, Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy, Gunderic, and Mpande kaSenzangakhona.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Göran Persson ranks 108Before him are Stephen McKinley Henderson, Axel Honneth, Angie Bowie, Josip Bozanić, Walid Jumblatt, and Valentina Matviyenko. After him are Ward Cunningham, Brigitte Bierlein, Queen Aishwarya of Nepal, Fernando Collor de Mello, Valeriy Borzov, and Jack Reed.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Göran Persson ranks 211 out of 1,879Before him are Michael Nyqvist (1960), Carl Michael Bellman (1740), Oskar Backlund (1846), Inge the Younger (1100), Birger, King of Sweden (1280), and Per Teodor Cleve (1840). After him are Freddie Ljungberg (1977), Björn Andrésen (1955), Olof Thunberg (1925), Lars Levi Laestadius (1800), Ulf Kristersson (1963), and Basshunter (1984).

Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Göran Persson ranks 68Before him are Carl Bildt (1949), Canute II of Sweden (1200), Ingvar Carlsson (1934), Anna of Sweden (1545), Inge the Younger (1100), and Birger, King of Sweden (1280). After him are Ulf Kristersson (1963), Anna Lindh (1957), Stenkil (1030), Thorbjörn Fälldin (1926), Princess Sophie of Sweden (1801), and Carl Adolph Agardh (1785).