Thage G. Peterson
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Thage Edvin Gerhard Peterson (born 24 September 1933) is a Swedish politician (Social Democrat).[1][2]
Quick Facts Speaker of the Riksdag, Monarch ...
Thage G. Peterson | |
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Speaker of the Riksdag | |
In office 3 October 1988 – 30 September 1991 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Preceded by | Ingemund Bengtsson |
Succeeded by | Ingegerd Troedsson |
Minister for Justice | |
In office 7 June 1988 – 30 September 1988 | |
Prime Minister | Ingvar Carlsson |
Preceded by | Anna-Greta Leijon |
Succeeded by | Laila Freivalds |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 7 October 1994 – 1 February 1997 | |
Prime Minister | Ingvar Carlsson Göran Persson |
Preceded by | Anders Björck |
Succeeded by | Björn von Sydow |
Minister of Industry | |
In office 8 October 1982 – 30 September 1988 | |
Prime Minister | Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson |
Preceded by | Nils G. Åsling |
Succeeded by | Ivar Nordberg |
Member of the Riksdag | |
In office 1971–1998 | |
Constituency | Stockholm County |
Personal details | |
Born | (1933-09-24) 24 September 1933 (age 90) Berg, Sweden |
Awards | Illis quorum 1998 |
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Peterson was one of the leading Swedish Social Democrats in the 1980s and 1990s. He was a member of parliament from 1971 to 1998, its speaker from 1988 to 1991, and served in several ministerial posts from 1975 to 1976, 1982 to 1988 and 1994 to 1998, most notably as minister of industry from 1982 to 1988 and as minister of defence from 1994 to 1997.[1]