Ola Ullsten
| Ola Ullsten | |
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| 28th Prime Minister of Sweden | |
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In office 18 October 1978 – 12 October 1979 (359 days) | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Deputy | Sven Romanus |
| Preceded by | Thorbjörn Fälldin |
| Succeeded by | Thorbjörn Fälldin |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 12 October 1979 – 8 October 1982 (2 years, 361 days) | |
| Prime Minister | Thorbjörn Fälldin |
| Preceded by | Hans Blix |
| Succeeded by | Lennart Bodström |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden | |
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In office 1 August 1980 – 8 October 1982 (2 years, 68 days) | |
| Prime Minister | Thorbjörn Fälldin |
| Preceded by | Ingemar Mundebo |
| Succeeded by | Ingvar Carlsson |
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In office 7 March 1978 – 18 October 1978 (225 days) | |
| Prime Minister | Thorbjörn Fälldin |
| Preceded by | Per Ahlmark |
| Succeeded by | Sven Romanus |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 June 1931 Umeå, Västerbotten County |
| Political party | Liberal People's Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Evi Esko (m. 1961; div. 1981) Louise Beaudoin (m. 1989) |
| Children |
With Evi Esko: Maria Ullsten Katarina Ullsten With Louise Beaudoin: Nicolas Beaudoin-Ullsten Christian Beaudoin-Ullsten |
Stig Kjell Olof (Ola) Ullsten (born 23 June 1931) is a Swedish politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1978 to 1979 and leader of the Liberal People's Party from 1978 to 1983.[1] He also served as Deputy Prime Minister briefly in 1978 and then again from 1980 to 1982 and served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1979 to 1982.
Background and early career
Ullsten was born in Teg, Västerbotten, a small town that would ultimately be annexed as a part of county capital Umeå. He is the son of forestry inspector Carl Augustinus Ullsten and schoolteacher Stina (née Rörström).[2] Ullsten joined the Liberal Youth of Sweden and the People's Party in the spring of 1958.[3]
In his youth he made several travels to the United States, and in 1959 took an active part in the successful campaign to elect liberal republican Nelson Rockefeller governor of New York. He served as the head of the Liberal Youth of Sweden between 1962 and 1964 and was elected to parliament in 1964.
Ministerial and political appointments
Upon the formation of the first non-socialist government in Sweden in 40 years, 1976, he was appointed Minister for International Development. Upon the resignation of Liberal Party leader Per Ahlmark in 1978, Ullsten was elected party leader.
Prime Minister of Sweden
Upon the downfall of the center-right government the same year, he succeeded to the post of Prime Minister of Sweden the same year, heading a minority government consisting of Liberal party and independent ministers. The breakup mainly consisted of disagreements over energy policy. After the successful survival of the coalition in the 1979 parliamentary elections he resigned as prime minister in favor of Thorbjörn Fälldin, his predecessor.
Later career
He then went on to serve as Minister for Foreign Affairs under the new three-party government of Thorbjörn Fälldin from 1979 to 1982. He has later served as the Swedish Ambassador to Canada, also accredited to The Bahamas from 1984 to 1989 and Italy, also accredited to Albania from 1989 to 1995.[4]
Personal life
In 1961 he married Evi Esko (born 1931), daughter of teacher Roman Esko and the teacher Elsa Tammik.[5] They divorced and Ullsten later married Louise Y Beaudoin (born 1954).[4]
Bibliography
- Folkpartiet och reformerna : liberala riksdagsinitiativ 1902-1960 (1960)
- Guide-lines for international development co-operation (1978)
- Liberaler om utveckling (1978)
- Sweden and the developing countries (1979)
- Vad ska vi göra med kulturpolitiken? : anföranden och kommentarer kring den svenska kulturpolitikens "fem-årsdag" (1979)
- Lättsinnet i siffror : en sammanfattning av socialdemokraternas ställningstaganden till de 15 viktigaste besparingsförslagen (1982)
- Kämpande liberalism : anförande (1982)
- Ola Ullsten : partiledaren, demokraten, internationalisten, folkpartisten, statsministern, idédebattören (1983)
- Så blev det (2013)
See also
References
- ↑ "Ola Ullsten". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ↑ Bergstrand, Mats; Bergstrand, Mats; Ohlsson, Per T. (2010). Ola Ullsten. Sveriges statsministrar under 100 år ; 18 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Bonnier. pp. 15–16. ISBN 9789100119744. LIBRIS 11859245.
- ↑ Ahlmark, Per (2011). Gör inga dumheter medan jag är död!: memoarer (in Swedish). Stockholm: Atlantis. p. 307. ISBN 978-91-7353-470-3. LIBRIS 12142631.
- 1 2 Uddling, Hans; Paabo, Katrin, eds. (1992). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1993 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1993] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1127. ISBN 91-1-914072-X.
- ↑ Lagerström, Sten, ed. (1968). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1969 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1969] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 978.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thorbjörn Fälldin |
Prime Minister of Sweden 1978-1979 |
Succeeded by Thorbjörn Fälldin |
| Preceded by Hans Blix |
Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs 1979-1982 |
Succeeded by Lennart Bodström |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Per Ahlmark |
Leader of the Swedish Liberal People's Party 1978—1983 |
Succeeded by Bengt Westerberg |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Kaj Björk |
Ambassador of Sweden to Canada 1984–1989 |
Succeeded by Håkan Berggren |
| Preceded by Kaj Björk |
Ambassador of Sweden to The Bahamas 1985–1989 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Sven Fredrik Hedin |
Ambassador of Sweden to Italy 1989–1995 |
Succeeded by Torsten Örn |
| Preceded by Jan af Sillén |
Ambassador of Sweden to Albania 1992–1995 |
Succeeded by Torsten Örn |
