Andreas Carlgren
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Hemming Andreas Carlgren (born 8 July, 1958, Västra Ryd, Uppland), is a Swedish Centre Party politician and the current Minister for Sustainable Development.
In the late 1990s Carlgren divorced, publicly declared that he was gay, and subsequently entered into a registered partnership with his new partner. He is the first openly gay Swedish cabinet minister.
[edit] Minister affair
On October 12, 2006 Andreas Carlgren admitted to have received 130,000 kronor too much from the parliamentary income guarantee. In 1998, when Carlgren was forced to leave the parliament he received compensation despite having other sources of income, which are to be deducted from the parliamentary compensation. Carlgren claims to have rectified the mistake on his own, while others in the Centre Party claim that the minister was caught taking simultaneous payments from the parliamentary authorities and that the mistake had to be pointed out to him.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Minister admits false income details, The Local, October 12, 2006.
| Preceded by Ylve Sunesson |
Chairperson of the Centre Party Youth League 1984-1987 |
Succeeded by Iwar Ahrnstadt |
| Preceded by Lars Stjernkvist |
Director-General of the Swedish Integration Board 2000-2006 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Mona Sahlin Minister for Sustainable Development Lena Sommestad Minister for the Environment |
Minister for Sustainable Development 2006- |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt |
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| Reinfeldt • Malmström • Ask • Billström • Bildt • Tolgfors • Carlsson • Odenberg • Hägglund • Larsson • Husmark Pehrsson • Borg • Odell • Leijonborg • Björklund • Adelsohn Liljeroth • Erlandsson • Carlgren • Olofsson • Torstensson • Littorin • Sabuni |
