Erik Jörgen Carl Ullenhag (born 20 July 1972, in

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) is a

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who served as Minister for Integration from October 2010 to October 2014 and as

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of the Liberal People's Party in the

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from October 2014 to June 2016. He took office as Ambassador of Sweden to Jordan on 1 September 2016. He previously served as Minister for Integration in the

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from 2010 to 2014. A member of the Liberal People's Party, now the Liberals, he was a

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for

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from 2002 to 2006, from 2009 to 2010 and again from 2014. He is also second vice chairman of the Liberal People's Party since 2010. Ullenhag was chairman for the

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between 1997 and 1999 and a member of the Riksdag between 2002 and 2006, and again from 2009 to 2010. He was party secretary for the Liberal People's Party between 2006 and 2010. Erik Ullenhag is the son of

Jörgen Ullenhag Jörgen is a village in the municipality of Tieschen in the '' Bezirk'' of Südoststeiermark in the Federal State of Styria in Austria. Its population was 159 in 2016. Jörgen is known for its fine white wines. Next to the more common white ...

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Erik Ullenhag
at the Liberal People's Party website
Erik Ullenhag
at the Riksdag website 1972 births 21st-century Swedish politicians Ambassadors of Sweden to Jordan Living people Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Members of the Riksdag 2006–2010 Members of the Riksdag 2010–2014 Members of the Riksdag 2014–2018 Members of the Riksdag from the Liberals (Sweden) People from Uppsala Swedish Ministers for Integration {{Sweden-LiberalPeople-politician-stub