Urban Ahlin

Urban Ahlin
Ahlin in 2014
Ambassador of Sweden to the United States
Assumed office
15 August 2023
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Preceded byKarin Olofsdotter
Ambassador of Sweden to Canada
In office
February 2019 – 14 August 2023
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Preceded byPer Sjögren
Succeeded bySigne Burgstaller
Speaker of the Riksdag
In office
29 September 2014 – 24 September 2018
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Preceded byPer Westerberg
Succeeded byAndreas Norlén
Member of the Riksdag
In office
3 October 1994 – 24 September 2018
ConstituencyVästra Götaland County East
Personal details
Born
Urban Christian Ahlin

(1964-11-13) 13 November 1964 (age 60)
Mariestad, Sweden
Political partySocial Democrats
Spouse
Jenni Ahlin
(m. 1999)
Children1
Alma materKarlstad University

Urban Christian Ahlin (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɵ̌rːban aˈliːn]; born 13 November 1964) is a Swedish Social Democratic Party politician who was Speaker of the Riksdag from September 2014 to September 2018. He served as a Member of the Riksdag (MP) for the Västra Götaland County East constituency from 1994 to 2018. He was formerly Foreign Policy spokesman for the Social Democrats.