Leif Pagrotsky

Leif Pagrotsky
Pagrotsky in 2005.
Consul General of Sweden in New York City
In office
27 January 2016 – 1 October 2018
Preceded byDavid E.R. Dangoor
Succeeded byAnnika Rembe
Minister of Culture
In office
1 November 2004 – 6 October 2006
Prime MinisterGöran Persson
Preceded byMarita Ulvskog
Succeeded byCecilia Stegö Chilò
Minister for Business and Industry
In office
21 October 2002 – 21 October 2004
Prime MinisterGöran Persson
Preceded byBjörn Rosengren
Succeeded byThomas Östros
Member of the Riksdag
In office
30 September 2002 – 2012
ConstituencyGothenburg
Personal details
Born (1951-10-20) 20 October 1951 (age 73)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Political partySocial Democratic
SpouseIskra Crisci Saavedra
ChildrenSonja
Alma materUniversity of Gothenburg
OccupationPolitician, Diplomat

Leif Pagrotsky (born 20 October 1951 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish politician, economist, and diplomat. He served as Minister of Culture from 2004 to 2006 and Minister for Business and Industry from 2002 to 2004 under Prime Minister Göran Persson. After this, he held the position of Consul General of Sweden in New York City from 2016 to 2018.[1][2]

  1. ^ "The Consul General | SwedenAbroad". www.swedenabroad.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  2. ^ "Ny generalkonsul i New York" [New Consul-General in New York] (in Swedish). Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.