Andreas Norlén
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Andreas Norlén | |
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![]() Norlén in 2019 | |
Speaker of the Riksdag | |
Assumed office 24 September 2018 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Preceded by | Urban Ahlin |
Member of the Riksdag | |
Assumed office 2 October 2006 | |
Constituency | Östergötland County |
Personal details | |
Born | Per Olof Andreas Norlén 6 May 1973 Stockholm, Sweden |
Political party | Moderate Party |
Spouse | Helena Kjellström (m. 2013) |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | |
Per Olof Andreas Norlén (Swedish pronunciation: [anˈdrêːas nʊˈɭeːn]; born 6 May 1973) is a Swedish politician and member of the Moderate Party who has served as Speaker of the Riksdag since September 2018. He has been a Member of the Riksdag (MP) for Östergötland County since October 2006. Norlén has previously been a member of the Committee on the Constitution, 2014–2018 as chair of the committee.
Career
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Following the first sitting of the Riksdag since the 2018 Swedish general election on 24 September, Norlén was elected the Speaker of the Riksdag.[1] After the centre-left Löfven I Cabinet lost a vote of no confidence, Norlén began the task of nominating candidates for Stefan Löfven's successor as Prime Minister, according to the Swedish Instrument of Government. The lengthy work of finding a prime minister that could be tolerated by the Riksdag was concluded on 18 January 2019 when Löfven was appointed for a second term. Norlén was reelected as speaker of the Riksdag on 26 September 2022.[2]
After the 2022 general elections Norlén presided over the government formations once again. This time he tasked Ulf Kristersson with forming a government.[3] The government formation that followed is one of the longest in swedish history second only to the 2018-2019 formation, which also took place under Norléns speakership.[4] On October 17 the Speaker proposed that Kristersson be appointed Prime Minister and he was approved by the Riksdag.[5]
Honours
[edit]National honours
[edit]Sweden: Swedish Veterans Association (Fredsbaskrarna) Medal of Merit in silver (29 May 2022)[6]
Sweden: Recipient of the Golden Jubilee Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf (15 September 2023)
Foreign honours
[edit]Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (14 January 2019)[7]
Germany: Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (7 September 2021)
Spain: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (16 November 2021)[8]
Finland: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (17 May 2022)
Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau (11 October 2022)
France: Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour (30 January 2024)[9]
Denmark: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (6 May 2024)
References
[edit]- ^ "Andreas Norlén Elected Speaker of the Riksdag". Publicnow. 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "Andreas Norlén vald till riksdagens talman" (in Swedish). Riksdag. 26 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Ulf Kristersson får sonderingsuppdrag efter första talmansrundan". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Ulf Kristersson efter mötet med talmannen: Behöver två dagar till". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Ny regering tillträdd i konselj under Kungens ordförandeskap". www.kungahuset.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ Norlén, A. [@talman.andreas.norlen] (2022-05-29). "Tack @sveriges_veteranforbund_svf och generalsekreterare MariAnne Boström för förtjänstmedaljen i silver som jag hade äran att ta emot idag! Den ska..." Instagram. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".
- ^ "Royal Decree 1012/2021" (PDF).
- ^ "Det var idag en stor ära och ett nöje att välkomna Frankrikes president Emmanuel Macron..." Instagram (in Swedish). 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
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