Sten Tolgfors

January 9, 2024
Politician

Quick Facts

Sten Tolgfors
Full Name Sten Tolgfors
Occupation Politician
Date Of Birth Jul 17, 1966(1966-07-17)
Age 58
Birthplace Forshaga
Country Sweden
Birth City Värmland County
Horoscope Cancer

Sten Tolgfors Biography

Name Sten Tolgfors
Birthday Jul 17
Birth Year 1966
Place Of Birth Forshaga
Home Town Värmland County
Birth Country Sweden
Birth Sign Cancer
Parents Anna Brita Kajsa Tolgfors, Sture Tolgfors

Sten Tolgfors is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on July 17, 1966 in Forshaga, Värmland County, Sweden. Sten Sture Tolgfors (born 17 July 1966 in Forshaga) is the managing partner and co- owner of the business consulting company Rud Pedersen and a former Swedish politician.

He was Minister of Foreign Trade 2006-2007 and as Minister of Defence in 2007 up to 2012. He was a member of the Swedish Parliament for Orebro County from 1994 to 2013.

On March 6, 2012 Tolgfors received negative attention in the way he dealt with the issue concerning the so-called Project Simoom. Later the same day Tolgfors was registered by Gustav Fridolin to Constitution Committee on plans for a weapons factory in Saudi Arabia. A scandal ensued, and on March 29, 2012, Tolgfors resigned.

Tolgfors submitted his resignation from the Swedish Parliament on 25 January

  1. He left his seat on 31 January 2013 and was succeeded by Lotta Olsson.

On the 24th of October, 2006 Tolgfors was appointed Minister of Trade succeeding Maria Borelius. He resigned the 12th of September, 2007, when he was succeeded by Mikael Odenberg, Minister of Defence.

Sten Tolgfors Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Politician
House Living in own house.

Sten Tolgfors is one of the richest Politician from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sten Tolgfors 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tolgfors is born to Forshaga as the child of Sture and Anna Brita Kajsa Tolgfors however, he his family was brought up in Amal. Tolgfors resides with his family in Orebro along with his partner and two children. Tolgfors has a B.A. with a degree in politics from The University of Orebro, and has experience working for his work with the Red Cross. In local politics, he was as a member of his position on the Orebro City Council from 1991 until 1994. He served as a political advisor for the Ministry of Defense from 1992 until 1993, and was a member of the Ministry of Enterprise from 1993 until 1994.

As a member of the Parliament, He was an active part of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and of the Committee on Enterprise from 1994 until 1998. Since then , he was an active part of the Committee on Education from 1998 to 2002 , and from 2003 until 2006. He was an active member of the Committee on Social Insurance from 2002 until 2003. Since 2003, he’s been an committee on executive from the Moderate Party. From 2002 until 2003, he was the spokesperson for refugee policy of the party and later was the education policy representative of the party between 2003 to the year 2006. After the general election of 2006 and prior to his appointment as Minister of Trade, Tolgfors was chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

He is a conscientious objector, meaning that he refused to carry arms when called to Swedish mandatory military service. He served in the Red Cross instead of doing the military service. However, he changed his mind completely when he saw a few photos from Saddam Hussein’s massacre of Iraqi Kurds. A survey conducted by Swedish radio news in November 2008 among local party chairman for the four Alliance parties, showed that Tolgfors was the most unpopular minister in the government.

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Who is Sten Tolgfors Dating?

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Sten Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Sten Tolgfors celebrates birthday on July 17 of every year.

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