Ola Ullsten

Ola Ullsten
Ullsten, c. 1966
Prime Minister of Sweden
In office
18 October 1978 – 12 October 1979
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
DeputySven Romanus
Preceded byThorbjörn Fälldin
Succeeded byThorbjörn Fälldin
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
12 October 1979 – 8 October 1982
Prime MinisterThorbjörn Fälldin
Preceded byHans Blix
Succeeded byLennart Bodström
Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
In office
1 August 1980 – 8 October 1982
Prime MinisterThorbjörn Fälldin
Preceded byIngemar Mundebo
Succeeded byIngvar Carlsson
In office
7 March 1978 – 18 October 1978
Prime MinisterThorbjörn Fälldin
Preceded byPer Ahlmark
Succeeded bySven Romanus
Personal details
Born
Stig Kjell Olof Ullsten

(1931-06-23)23 June 1931
Teg, Sweden
Died28 May 2018(2018-05-28) (aged 86)
Öja, Sweden
Political partyLiberal People's Party
Spouse(s)Evi Esko
(m. 1961; div. 1981)

Louise Beaudoin
(m. 1989)
ChildrenWith 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]

  1. ^ "Ola Ullsten". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  2. ^ Nilsson, Owe (2018-05-28). "Sveriges tidigare statsminister Ola Ullsten död". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-05-07.