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Fredrik Reinfeldt
John Fredrik Reinfeldt is a Swedish economist and former politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006 to 2014 and as Leader of the Moderate Party from 2003 to 2015. He was the last rotating President of the European Council in 2009. He was also chairman of the Swedish Football Association from 2023 to 2025.
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politics · Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006 to 2014 · politician · economist · also Fredrik Reinfeldt, Reinfeldt
Born 4 August 1965 · Q52920
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2026· 1 entry
2024· 1 entry
The Local: Fredrik Reinfeldt
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2023· 1 entry
Career landmark: chairperson of the Swedish Football Association (2023–2025).
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2017· 1 entry
On 2 May 2017, Alenius gave birth to Reinfeldt's fourth child and second daughter.
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2016· 1 entry
Won H. M. The King's Medal (2016).
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2014· 5 entries
India TV: Swedish PM Fredrik Reinfeldt announces resignation
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NDTV: Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt Concedes Defeat in Election
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Career landmark: member of the Swedish Riksdag (2014–2014).
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Reinfeldt announced he would step down as both Prime Minister of Sweden and as party leader of the Moderate Party
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2011· 1 entry
Won: Estonia (January 2011).
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2010· 5 entries
The Guardian: Fredrik Reinfeldt forms minority Swedish government
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Human Rights Watch: Fredrik Reinfeldt and Carl Bildt visit Moscow
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Campaign: 2010 Swedish general election.
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Under Reinfeldt's leadership, the Moderate Party got its highest share of the vote since the introduction of universal suffrage in 1921
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Career landmark: member of the Swedish Riksdag (2010–2010).
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2009· 1 entry
Career landmark: President-in-Office of the European Council (2009–2009).
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2008· 1 entry
Won: Romania (2008).
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2007· 1 entry
Won: Bulgaria (September 2007).
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2006· 6 entries
Election lost: 2006 Swedish general election.
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Reinfeldt moved into the prime minister's official residence, the Sager House, together with his wife and their three children, Ebba, Gustaf and Erik
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Campaign: 2006 Swedish general election.
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And in 2010, Reinfeldt was the Moderate Party's longest-serving prime minister and the only person to lead the party to two consecutive general election victories
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Career landmark: member of the Swedish Riksdag (2006–2006).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Sweden (2006–2014).
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2005· 1 entry
“Ska vi vara ärliga så är en hel del av jobbproblematiken kopplad till utrikes födda.”
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2003· 2 entries
Career landmark: party leader (2003–2015).
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Career landmark: Leader of the Opposition (2003–2006).
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2002· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Swedish Riksdag (2002–2006).
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2001· 2 entries
Career landmark: Chair of the Committee on Justice (2001–2002).
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Career landmark: Member of the Committee on Justice (2001–2002).
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1998· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the Swedish Riksdag (1998–2002).
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Career landmark: member of the Committee on Finance (1998–2001).
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1997· 1 entry
Career landmark: chairperson (1997–1999).
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1996· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Swedish Riksdag (1996–1998).
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1995· 2 entries
Reinfeldt co-authored the book Nostalgitrippen ('The Nostalgic Trip'), which described several persons in the Moderate Party leadership, including Gunnar Hökmark and Bo Lundgren, as "Carl Bildt-lookalikes
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Career landmark: chairperson (1995–1997).
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1994· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the Swedish Riksdag (1994–1996).
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Career landmark: member of the Committee on Finance (1994–1998).
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1993· 1 entry
Reinfeldt wrote the book The Sleeping People (Swedish: Det sovande folket), where he criticized the Swedish welfare state and argues for a liberal societal system
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1992· 3 entries
In 1992, Fredrik Reinfeldt married Filippa Holmberg, the daughter of Senior Captain Cay Holmberg and Ulla Molin.
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Career landmark: chairperson (1992–1995).
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Fredrik Reinfeldt married Filippa Holmberg, the daughter of Senior Captain Cay Holmberg and Ulla Molin
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1991· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Swedish Riksdag (1991–1994).
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1990· 1 entry
And the following year was elected a member of the Riksdag (the Swedish Parliament)
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1988· 1 entry
Became a secretary (Swedish: borgarrådssekreterare) in the Stockholm Municipality Council
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1976· 1 entry
The family moved into a single-family home in Täby in northeastern Stockholm County
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1965· 2 entries
Born 1965-08-04.
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In Allmänna BB hospital in Stockholm, the eldest of three brothers to his parents Bruno (1938–2016) and Birgitta Reinfeldt
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