Difference between revisions of "Björn Rosengren"

From Wikispooks
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Image, desc job)
(tidy)
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{person
 
{{person
 
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Rosengren
 
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Rosengren
−
|description=Swedish Bilderberger
+
|description=Swedish Bilderberger Minister for Enterprise
 
|image=Björn Rosengren.jpg
 
|image=Björn Rosengren.jpg
 
|nationality=Swedish
 
|nationality=Swedish
 
|birth_date=14 April 1942
 
|birth_date=14 April 1942
−
|birth_place=
+
|birth_place=Stockholm,Sweden
 
|death_date=
 
|death_date=
 
|death_place=
 
|death_place=
 
|constitutes=politician
 
|constitutes=politician
 +
|political_parties=Swedish Social Democratic Party
 
|employment={{job
 
|employment={{job
 
|title=Swedish Minister for Enterprise
 
|title=Swedish Minister for Enterprise
 
|start=1998
 
|start=1998
−
|end=2002}}{{job
+
|end=2002
−
|title=Swedish Minister for Communications
+
|description=attended [[Bilderberg/1999]]
−
|start=1998
+
}}{{job
−
|end=2000}}  
+
|title=Member of the Riksdag
 +
|start=September 2001
 +
|end=21 October 2002
 +
}}  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
'''Björn Folke Rosengren''' is a Swedish [[trade unionist]] and [[Swedish Social Democratic Party|social democratic]] politician. He was chairman of the union TCO from 1982 to 1994, county governor of [[Norrbotten]] county from 1995 to 1998. He was [[Swedish Minister for Enterprise|Minister for Enterprise]] from 1998 to 2002, and attended the [[1999 Bilderberg meeting]].
 +
 +
==Career==
 +
Rosengren chaired the Swedish Association of Municipal Employees (SKTF) from 1976 to 1982 and the union TCO from 1982 to 1994. He had to leave TCO because of a visit to the porn club Tabu four years earlier.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110510132418/http://tco.se/2cced0d1-5ed7-4dd5-a604-de003e5af192.fodoc</ref>
 +
 +
Rosengren was appointed county governor of [[Norrbotten]] county from 1995 to 1998.
 +
 +
He was appointed Acting Minister of Labour, Minister of Communications, Minister of economic affairs and Minister of foreign trade in [[1998]]. When the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Labour were merged with the Ministry of Economic Affairs in 1998, he became head of the new super-ministry. As Minister of economic affairs, he was responsible until 2002 for labour market, communications, economic affairs, energy, regional policy and IT issues. In connection with the 2002 elections, Rosengren became an MP, but he left parliament on 21 October 2002, <ref>https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/ledamoter-partier/ledamot/Bjorn-Rosengren_d7c3299c-83e4-11d4-ae60-0050040c9b55/</ref> after having announced a week earlier that he was leaving all his political assignments.<ref>https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/134253</ref>
 +
 +
After his term as minister, he became an advisor to the [[Stenbeck family]] sphere (the investment company [[Kinnevik]] with digital consumer businesses). Rosengren is thus one of the few Swedes who have worked at the top level in politics, the trade union movement, government administration and then, in a [[revolving door]], as business advisor.
 +
 +
Since 2014 Rosengren was chairman of the Norwegian-Swedish Chamber of Commerce,<ref>https://www.tn.se/opinion-och-debatt/32885/debatt-stark-tagforbindelsen-mellan-sverige-och-norge/</ref> the organization's mission is to attract Norwegian investors to Sweden.<ref>https://affarerinorr.se/nyheter/2014/mars/rosengren-leder-svensk-norska-handelskammaren/</ref>
 +
 +
Rosengren is chairman of the board and board member of several companies in various industries.<ref>https://www.dn.se/familj/bjorn-rosengren-ar-fortfarande-nyfiken/</ref><ref>http://prioritygroup.se/</ref>
 +
 
{{SMWDocs}}
 
{{SMWDocs}}
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
 
{{reflist}}
−
{{Stub}}
 

Latest revision as of 23:59, 24 September 2024

Person.png Björn Rosengren  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Björn Rosengren.jpg
Born14 April 1942
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
PartySwedish Social Democratic Party
Swedish Bilderberger Minister for Enterprise

Employment.png Member of the Riksdag Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
September 2001 - 21 October 2002

Björn Folke Rosengren is a Swedish trade unionist and social democratic politician. He was chairman of the union TCO from 1982 to 1994, county governor of Norrbotten county from 1995 to 1998. He was Minister for Enterprise from 1998 to 2002, and attended the 1999 Bilderberg meeting.

Career

Rosengren chaired the Swedish Association of Municipal Employees (SKTF) from 1976 to 1982 and the union TCO from 1982 to 1994. He had to leave TCO because of a visit to the porn club Tabu four years earlier.[1]

Rosengren was appointed county governor of Norrbotten county from 1995 to 1998.

He was appointed Acting Minister of Labour, Minister of Communications, Minister of economic affairs and Minister of foreign trade in 1998. When the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Labour were merged with the Ministry of Economic Affairs in 1998, he became head of the new super-ministry. As Minister of economic affairs, he was responsible until 2002 for labour market, communications, economic affairs, energy, regional policy and IT issues. In connection with the 2002 elections, Rosengren became an MP, but he left parliament on 21 October 2002, [2] after having announced a week earlier that he was leaving all his political assignments.[3]

After his term as minister, he became an advisor to the Stenbeck family sphere (the investment company Kinnevik with digital consumer businesses). Rosengren is thus one of the few Swedes who have worked at the top level in politics, the trade union movement, government administration and then, in a revolving door, as business advisor.

Since 2014 Rosengren was chairman of the Norwegian-Swedish Chamber of Commerce,[4] the organization's mission is to attract Norwegian investors to Sweden.[5]

Rosengren is chairman of the board and board member of several companies in various industries.[6][7]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/19993 June 19996 June 1999Portugal
Sintra		The 47th Bilderberg, 111 participants
WEF/Annual Meeting/202222 May 202226 May 2022World Economic Forum
Switzerland		1912 guests in Davos
WEF/Annual Meeting/202316 January 202320 January 2023World Economic Forum
Switzerland		The theme of the meeting was "Cooperation in a Fragmented World"
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.


References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110510132418/http://tco.se/2cced0d1-5ed7-4dd5-a604-de003e5af192.fodoc
  2. ↑ https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/ledamoter-partier/ledamot/Bjorn-Rosengren_d7c3299c-83e4-11d4-ae60-0050040c9b55/
  3. ↑ https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/134253
  4. ↑ https://www.tn.se/opinion-och-debatt/32885/debatt-stark-tagforbindelsen-mellan-sverige-och-norge/
  5. ↑ https://affarerinorr.se/nyheter/2014/mars/rosengren-leder-svensk-norska-handelskammaren/
  6. ↑ https://www.dn.se/familj/bjorn-rosengren-ar-fortfarande-nyfiken/
  7. ↑ http://prioritygroup.se/
Retrieved from "https://wikispooks.com/w/index.php?title=Björn_Rosengren&oldid=284571"