Hemming Andreas Carlgren (born 8 July 1958) is a

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, and a former Minister for the Environment in the

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Education and career

Andreas Carlgren was born in Västra Ryd,

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, Stockholm County. From 1981 and 1983 he studied at

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to pursue teaching. He then worked as chairman of the

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from 1984 to 1987. From 1987 to 1990 he worked as a teacher, followed by employment at M-gruppen, a training company, to work on environmental development programmes for businesses, including environmental audits. From 1990 to 1994 he served as deputy mayor of

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, with special responsibility for childcare and schools. From 1994 to 1998 he was elected as a member of the

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. In the parliament he was a member of the Committee on Education. In addition, Carlgren served as second deputy chairman of the Centre Party from 1992 to 1998 and as first deputy chairman from 1998 to 2000. In 2000, Carlgren was appointed as

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of the Swedish Integration Board. Following the 2006 general election he was appointed as Minister for the Environment in the new centre-right cabinet. One of the main issues that he had to handle as Minister for the Environment was

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. On 29 September 2011, he was succeeded as Minister for the Environment by

Lena Ek Lena Ek (born 16 January 1958) is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for the Environment from 2011 to 2014. She is a former Member of the European Parliament and Member of the Riksdag. She is a member of the Centre Party, part of the ...

, who had served as MEP for the Centre Party since 2004. With 4 years and 358 days in office, he is the longest-serving Minister for the Environment. Carlgren is vice-chair of the

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Board. Carlgren has been on the SEI board since 1 January 2012.

Personal life

In the late 1990s Carlgren divorced, publicly declared that he was

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, and subsequently entered into a

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with his new partner. He is the first openly gay Swedish cabinet minister. Carlgren has three children from his previous marriage.

References

External links

Andreas Carlgren
at the

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