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Mats Hellström

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Hellström in 2013.

Mats Hellström (born 12 January 1942[1] in Stockholm) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician.[1] He was minister of foreign trade from 1983 to 1986, minister for agriculture from 1986 to 1991 and minister of foreign trade again from 1994 to 1996.[1] He replaced Svante Lundkvist as agriculture minister in 1986.[2][3] During his term as agriculture minister Michael Sohlman was his state secretary.[2][3]

He was the Swedish Ambassador to Germany from 1996 to 2001.[1] He also served as the governor of Stockholm County between 2002 and 2006.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Curriculum Vitae - Mats Hellström" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-02-14. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
  2. ^ a b Henrik Lindberg (May 2007). "The Role of Economists in Liberalizing Swedish Agriculture". Econ Journal Watch. 4 (2): 225.
  3. ^ a b Mats Lundahl (2022). Twelve Figures in Swedish Economics. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 406. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-94327-1_11. ISBN 978-3-030-94327-1.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Foreign Trade
1983–1986
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Svante Lundkvist
Minister of Agriculture
1986–1991
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Foreign Trade
1994–1996
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for EU Affairs
1994–1996
Succeeded by
None
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Örjan Berner
Ambassador of Sweden to Germany
1996–2001
Succeeded by
Civic offices
Preceded by Governor of Stockholm County
2002–2006
Succeeded by