Göran Persson (born 1960) is a Swedish

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from the Skåne North and East Constituency, who was a

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of the

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between 2002 and 2010.Göran Persson i Simrishamn (S)
on riksdagen.se He lost his seat in the 2010 general election. Persson was referred to as ''Göran Persson of

Simrishamn Simrishamn is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Simrishamn Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,527 inhabitants in 2010. Despite its small population, Simrishamn is, for historical reasons, usually still referred to as a Stad ...

'' in the Riksdag between 2002 and 2007 to avoid confusion with the then

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Göran Persson Hans Göran Persson (; born 20 January 1949) is a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007. Persson was first elected to the Swedish Parliame ...

, who was referred to as ''Göran Persson of Stjärnsund'' after losing the 2006 election and until leaving the Riksdag in April 2007.

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1960 births Living people Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Members of the Riksdag 2006–2010 {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub