Jens Olov Heinrich Orback (born 21 April 1959 in

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) is a Swedish

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politician. He was Minister for Democracy, Metropolitan Affairs, Integration, and

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in the

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in the

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(2004-2006). Jens Orback graduated from

Stockholm University Stockholm University (SU) () is a public university, public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, social ...

in 1985 with a

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in Economics. He was active in the

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at a local level, and worked in the

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in the late 1980s, before embarking on a career as a

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with the

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channels of

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. In 2002, he returned to local politics in Stockholm, serving as the chair of the council of Maria-Gamla Stan borough until he became a minister on 1 November 2004. Between 2008 and 2016 he was the Secretary General of the

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, after which his currently works as Executive Director of the

Global Challenges Foundation The Global Challenges Foundation is a Swedish non-profit organization that seeks to raise awareness of global catastrophic risk and the global governance necessary to handle these risks. This includes examining models for UN reform, as well as i ...

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Information page on the Swedish Government web siteOrback becomes the Executive Director of the Global Challenges Foundation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Orback, Jens 1959 births Living people Politicians from Stockholm Stockholm University alumni Swedish Social Democratic Party politicians Ministers for gender equality of Sweden