Erik Jörgen Carl Ullenhag (born 20 July 1972, in

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) is a

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and

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who is currently serving as Consul General of Sweden to

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since 2024. Ullenhag served as Minister for Integration from 2010 to 2014 and was

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for the Liberal People's Party from 2006 to 2010 and

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of his party in the

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from 2014 to 2016. He was Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan from 2016 to 2020. Erik Ullenhag is the son of politician Jörgen Ullenhag.

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Erik Ullenhag
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Erik Ullenhag
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