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Jan Eliasson

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Jan Kenneth Eliasson (born 17 September 1940) is a Swedish diplomat who was Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations from July 2012 to December 2016. A member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, Eliasson served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 24 April to 6 October 2006. Eliasson was appointed as Governing Board Chair of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in April 2017 and assumed his role as of 1 June 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Eliasson is the 11,894th most popular politician (down from 11,321st in 2019), the 507th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 455th in 2019) and the 115th most popular Swedish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jan Eliasson ranks 11,894 out of 19,576. Before him are Erika Steinbach, Ki Hajar Dewantara, Domenico Monegario, Khalid al-Islambouli, Apolinario Mabini, and Xavier Espot Zamora. After him are James Clapper, Hormizd VI, Meli-Shipak II, Vladimir Stoychev, André Marie, and Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Jan Eliasson ranks 261. Before him are Clive Sinclair, Gigi Proietti, Diane, Duchess of Württemberg, Larry Hankin, Peter Benchley, and Jesús López Cobos. After him are Lill Lindfors, Zubaida Tharwat, Quentin Skinner, Silvester Takač, Johnny Nash, and Léon Semmeling.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Jan Eliasson ranks 507 out of 1,879. Before him are Ivar Johansson (1903), Nils Christoffer Dunér (1839), Lena Endre (1955), Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783), Erik Almlöf (1891), and Johan Richthoff (1898). After him are Emma Wiklund (1968), Orvar Bergmark (1930), Rudolf Svensson (1899), Gunnar Sköld (1894), Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585), and Viktor Rydberg (1828).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Jan Eliasson ranks 115. Before him are Margot Wallström (1954), Nils Edén (1871), Carl Gustaf Ekman (1872), Carl Swartz (1858), Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp (1883), and Carl Gustaf Tessin (1695). After him are Carl Johan Thyselius (1811), Felix Hamrin (1875), Rickard Sandler (1884), Karl Staaff (1860), Thomas Hammarberg (1942), and Fredrik von Otter (1833).

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