Per Westerberg

Per Westerberg
Per Westerberg in 2015
Speaker of the Riksdag
In office
2 October 2006 – 29 September 2014
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Preceded byBjörn von Sydow
Succeeded byUrban Ahlin
Minister for Industry and Commerce
In office
4 October 1991 – 7 October 1994
Prime MinisterCarl Bildt
Preceded byRune Molin
Succeeded bySten Heckscher
Member of the Riksdag
for Södermanland County
In office
1979–2014
Succeeded byErik Bengtzboe
Personal details
Born (1951-08-02) 2 August 1951 (age 73)
Nyköping, Sweden
Political partyModerate Party
Alma materStockholm School of Economics
OccupationPolitician
businessman

Per Erik Gunnar Westerberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpæːr ˈvɛ̂sːtɛrˌbærj]; born 2 August 1951) is a Swedish politician who was Speaker of the Riksdag from 2006 to 2014. He was a Member of the Riksdag from 1979 to 2014, its most senior member from 2006 to his resignation (see Father of the House).[1] He was Sweden's Minister for Industry and Trade from 1991 to 1994.

  1. ^ Per Westerberg on the Riksdag website