Ola Ullsten | |
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Prime Minister of Sweden | |
In office 18 October 1978 – 12 October 1979 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Deputy | Sven Romanus |
Preceded by | Thorbjörn Fälldin |
Succeeded by | Thorbjörn Fälldin |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 12 October 1979 – 8 October 1982 | |
Prime Minister | Thorbjörn Fälldin |
Preceded by | Hans Blix |
Succeeded by | Lennart Bodström |
Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden | |
In office 1 August 1980 – 8 October 1982 | |
Prime Minister | Thorbjörn Fälldin |
Preceded by | Ingemar Mundebo |
Succeeded by | Ingvar Carlsson |
In office 7 March 1978 – 18 October 1978 | |
Prime Minister | Thorbjörn Fälldin |
Preceded by | Per Ahlmark |
Succeeded by | Sven Romanus |
Personal details | |
Born | Stig Kjell Olof Ullsten 23 June 1931 Teg, Sweden |
Died | 28 May 2018 Öja, Sweden | (aged 86)
Political party | Liberal People's Party |
Spouse(s) | Evi Esko
(m. 1961; div. 1981)Louise Beaudoin
(m. 1989) |
Children | With Evi Esko: Maria Ullsten Katarina Ullsten With Louise Beaudoin: Nicolas Beaudoin-Ullsten Christian Beaudoin-Ullsten |
Stig Kjell Olof "Ola" Ullsten (23 June 1931 – 28 May 2018) was a Swedish politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1978 to 1979 and leader of the Liberal People's Party from 1978 to 1983.[1] He also served as Deputy Prime Minister briefly in 1978 and then again from 1980 to 1982 and served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1979 to 1982. Ullsten is Sweden's only Liberal prime minister since the 1930s.[2]