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Håkan Juholt
Håkan Juholt (born 16 September 1962) is a Swedish politician who was Swedish Social Democratic Party, Leader of the Social Democrats from 2011 to 2012. He was List of members of the Swedish Riksdag, 2006-2010, member of the Parliament of Sweden, Swedish parliament from 1994 to 2016, representing Kalmar County (Riksdag constituency), Kalmar County. Juholt served as Sweden's List of ambassadors of Sweden to Iceland, Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland from September 2017 to August 2020, and has served as List of ambassadors of Sweden to South Africa, Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa since September 2020. Early life and career He is a native of Oskarshamn, a town of 17,000 on the Baltic Sea and the site of a Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant, nuclear power plant. His father worked in Oskarshamn as a printer and was a union man. His maternal grandfather was the artist Arvid Källström (1893–1967). After finishing gymnasium (Sweden), gymnasium, he was hired in 1980 as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ambassadors Of Sweden To South Africa
The Ambassador of Sweden to South Africa (known formally as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of South Africa) is the official representative of the government of Sweden to the president of South Africa and government of South Africa. History In 1944, the Swedish consulate general in Pretoria was upgraded to a legation and Harry Eriksson was appointed Sweden's first envoy in South Africa. On 1 November 1993, after Nelson Mandela was released from prison, the Swedish legation was upgraded to an embassy, as one of the last legations in the world. The diplomatic rank was thereafter changed to ambassador instead of envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. List of representatives See also * South Africa–Sweden relations *Embassy of Sweden, Pretoria Footnotes References External links * {{Ambassadors of Sweden South Africa Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftonbladet
(, lit. "The evening paper") is a Swedish language, Swedish daily tabloid newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the largest daily newspapers in the Nordic countries. History and profile The newspaper was founded by Lars Johan Hierta in December 1830 under the name of during the modernization of Sweden. Often critical and oppositional, the paper was repeatedly banned from publishing. However, Hierta circumvented the bans by constantly reviving the paper under slightly modified names, as, legally speaking, a new publication. Thus, on 16 February 1835, he issued the first edition of New , which would – after yet another ban – be followed by Newer , in turn followed by Fourth , Fifth , and so on. In 1852 the paper began to use its current name, , after a total of 25 name changes. It currently describes itself as an "independent Social democracy, social-democratic newspaper." Augusta Barthelson often wrote small stories in the newspaper. The owners of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Baylan
Ibrahim Baylan (born 15 March 1972) is a Swedish politician who served as minister for schools from 2004 to 2006, as minister for energy from 2014 to 2019, minister for government coordination from 2016 to 2019 and as minister for business, industry and innovation from 2019 to 2021. He has been a member of the Swedish Riksdag since 2006, and was deputy chairman in the education committée and spokesperson of educational issues for the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 2012 to 2014. Early life and career Ibrahim Baylan was born in Salah, a village in the Mardin Province of Southeast Turkey, and his family belongs to the Assyrian Christian people group in Turkey. He studied economics at Umeå University and was engaged in student politics. In 1997 he became the chair of the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League in Umeå. The same year, he was elected chair of the Umeå Union of Students and also became a member of the municipal school board. From 2000 Baylan worked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marita Ulvskog
Marita Elisabet Ulvskog (born 4 September 1951) is a Swedish politician who served as Member of the European Parliament from 2009 until 2019. She is a member of the Social Democrats, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. Early career Ulvskog is a trained journalist and she worked for several years on the Journal of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation. Member of the Swedish Parliament, 1998–2009 Ulvskog was a member of the Parliament of Sweden from 1998 to 2009. During that time, she was the Minister for Civil Service Affairs from 1994 to 1996 and Minister for Culture in the minority government led by Prime Minister Göran Persson from 1996 to 2004. She also served as the party secretary of the Social Democrats from 2004 to 2009. Member of the European Parliament, 2009–2019 On 30 September 2008 it was revealed that Ulvskog would lead the Social Democrats in the 2009 European Parliament election although she during the 90's was involved in the criti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Social Democratic Youth League
The Swedish Social Democratic Youth League ( ; SSU) is a branch of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and the Swedish Trade Union Confederation in Sweden. The president has been Lisa Nåbo, since August 2021. Organization The members form local clubs, but also belong to a Municipalities of Sweden, municipal organisation (''SSU-kommun'') that are grouped together in regional organisations, in general following the Counties of Sweden, county subdivisions, with the exceptions Stockholm County (two districts: Stockholm and Stockholms Län) and Västra Götaland County (five districts: Fyrbodal, Göteborg, Göteborgsområdet, Södra Älvsborg, Skaraborg). Every second year, the national organisation holds a congress, adopting policy documents and electing a national Board. The national head office is situated in Södermalm in central Stockholm. The Swedish Social Democratic Youth League belongs to the Young European Socialists (YES) and the International Union of Socialist Youth ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solidarity (Polish Trade Union)
Solidarity (, ), full name Independent Self-Governing Trade Union "Solidarity" ( , abbreviated ''NSZZ „Solidarność”''), is a Polish trade union founded in August 1980 at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland. Subsequently, it was the first independent trade union in a Warsaw Pact country to be recognised by the state. The union's membership peaked at 10 million in September 1981, representing one-third of the country's working-age population. In 1983 Solidarity's leader Lech Wałęsa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and the union is widely recognized as having played a central role in the end of communist rule in Poland. This led to the appointment of the first noncommunist Prime Minister since the 1940s. In the 1980s, Solidarity was a broad anti-authoritarian social movement, using methods of civil resistance to advance the causes of workers' rights and social change. The Government attempted in the early 1980s to destroy the union through the imposition of mart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Östra Småland
''Östra Småland'', also known as ''Östran'', was a local newspaper based in Kalmar, Sweden. The paper was in circulation between 1928 and 2019. History and profile ''Östra Småland'' was started in 1928. The paper was owned by the Swedish Social Democratic Party. It was published by Östra Småland AB, a subsidiary of Gota Media AB which acquired the company in 2011. The paper had a social democratic political stance. It was published in tabloid format A tabloid is a newspaper format characterized by its compact size, smaller than a broadsheet. The term originates from the 19th century, when the London-based pharmaceutical company Burroughs Wellcome & Co. used the term to describe compres .... In the second half of the 1950s ''Östra Småland'' enjoyed higher levels of circulation. In December 2019 the paper ceased publication due to low profitability. Gunilla Persson was the last editor-in-chief of ''Östra Småland''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostra Smaland 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalmar
Kalmar (, , ) is a city in the southeast of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 41,388 inhabitants in 2020 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 236,399 inhabitants (2015). Kalmar is the third largest urban area in the province and cultural region of Småland. From the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries, Kalmar was one of Sweden's most important cities. Its name was until the second half of the nineteenth century spelled '' Calmar. '' Between 1602 and 1913 it was the episcopal see of Kalmar Diocese, with a bishop, and the Kalmar Cathedral from 1702 is an example of classicistic architecture. It became a fortified city, with the Kalmar Castle as the center. After the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658, Kalmar's importance diminished, until the industry sector was initiated in the 19th century. The city is home to parts of Linnaeus University. The city plays host to the Live at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnasium (Sweden)
Education in Sweden is mandatory for children between ages 5/6 and 15/16 depending on when in the year they were born. The school year in Sweden runs from mid-late August to early/mid-June. The Christmas holiday from mid-December to early January divides the Swedish school year into two terms. Preschool is free for all families. The year children turn six they start the compulsory preschool class (), which acts as a transition phase between preschool and comprehensive schools. Children between ages 5/6 and 15/16 attend comprehensive school where a wide range of subjects are studied. All students study the same subjects, with exception for different language choices. The majority of schools are run municipally, but there are also privately owned schools, known as independent schools. Almost all students continue studying in three-year-long upper secondary schools where most students choose one out of 18 national programmes, some of which are vocational and some preparatory. For s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvid Källström
Arvid Källström (17 February 1893 – 27 October 1967) was a Swedish sculptor. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was the maternal grandfather of Håkan Juholt Håkan Juholt (born 16 September 1962) is a Swedish politician who was Swedish Social Democratic Party, Leader of the Social Democrats from 2011 to 2012. He was List of members of the Swedish Riksdag, 2006-2010, member of the Parliament of Swede .... References 1893 births 1967 deaths 20th-century Swedish sculptors Swedish male sculptors Art competitors at the 1936 Summer Olympics Art competitors at the 1932 Summer Olympics People from Oskarshamn Municipality {{Sweden-sculptor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant
The Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant is one of three active nuclear power stations in Sweden. The plant is about north of Oskarshamn, directly at the Kalmarsund at the Baltic Sea coast and with one active reactor, producing about 10% of the electricity needs of Sweden. All reactors were built using BWR technology. Unit 1 had an installed output of 494 MW and Unit 2 664 MW; these are now decommissioned. Unit 3, the newest reactor block at the facility, has an installed output of 1,450 MW. Clab, the temporary storage facility for spent nuclear fuel from all Swedish reactors, is also located at the site. Operator The responsible utility is OKG, short for the ''Oskarshamnsverkets Kraftgrupp AB'', which was acquired by Sydkraft in 1993, (later: '' E.ON Sverige''). Uniper owns 54.5% and the other partner Fortum 45.5% of OKG. History On 23 September 2003, Unit 3 of the reactor was shut down due to mechanical problems, and together with a failure that occurred in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
