Anders Björck

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Anders Björck
Anders Björck

In office
1991 – 1994
Preceded by Roine Carlsson
Succeeded by Thage G. Peterson

In office
1994 – 2002
Preceded by Stig Alemyr
Succeeded by Per Westerberg

In office
2003 – incumbent

Born September 19, 1944 (age 62)
Flag of Sweden Nässjö, Jönköping County
Political party Moderate Party
Residence Uppsala Castle
Occupation Politician

Anders Björck (born September 19, 1944) is a Swedish politician and the current Governor of Uppsala County.

Björck was born in Nässjö and was interested in politics from an early stage. He was national chairman of the Moderate Youth League, or the Right Wing Youth League (Högern ungdomsförbund) as it was known at the time of his election. He was the first truly young - only 21 - chairman of the Youth League - his predecessor was 35 years old.

In 1968 - aged only 22 - he was elected to the Riksdag for the Rightist Party (Högerpartiet) which became the Moderate Party in 1969.

In 1989 he was elected president of the Council of Europe and served until 1991, when the Moderate Party won the election and Carl Bildt was allowed to form a government. He was appointed Minister for Defence. When the Moderates lost the 1994 election he became vice speaker of the Riksdag, a position he held until 2002.

Björck was known to belong to the so-called "Bunker gang" - a group of politicians and advisors forming the inner circle around party leader Carl Bildt.

In 2003 he was appointed Governor of Uppsala County and took up residence in Uppsala Castle. He was involved in a brawl with the police on New Year's Eve in 2004.

Anders Björck has continued to speak up on political issues from time to time. He remains rather Conservative, compared to other Moderates, and has on numerous occasions spoken up against what he perceives as the growing influence of liberalism in the Moderate Party.

Preceded by
Roine Carlsson
Swedish Minister for Defence
1991-1994
Succeeded by
Thage G. Peterson
Preceded by
Stig Alemyr
Vice Speaker of the Riksdag
1994-2002
Succeeded by
Per Westerberg
Preceded by
Ulf Henricsson
Governor of Uppsala County
2003-
Succeeded by
incumbent
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