Carl Bildt
Nils Daniel Carl Bildt (born 15 July 1949) in Halmstad, Sweden, is a Swedish politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994.[1]
Carl Bildt | |
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Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 6 October 2006 – 3 October 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
Preceded by | Jan Eliasson |
Succeeded by | Margot Wallström |
Prime Minister of Sweden | |
In office 4 October 1991 – 7 October 1994 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Deputy | Bengt Westerberg |
Preceded by | Ingvar Carlsson |
Succeeded by | Ingvar Carlsson |
High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
In office 14 December 1995 – 18 June 1997 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Carlos Westendorp |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 7 October 1994 – 4 September 1999 | |
Prime Minister | Ingvar Carlsson Göran Persson |
Preceded by | Ingvar Carlsson |
Succeeded by | Bo Lundgren |
In office 23 August 1986 – 4 October 1991 | |
Prime Minister | Ingvar Carlsson |
Preceded by | Ulf Adelsohn |
Succeeded by | Ingvar Carlsson |
Leader of the Moderate Party | |
In office 23 August 1986 – 4 September 1999 | |
Preceded by | Ulf Adelsohn |
Succeeded by | Bo Lundgren |
Personal details | |
Born | Nils Daniel Carl Bildt 15 July 1949 Halmstad, Sweden |
Political party | Moderate Party |
Spouse(s) | Kerstin Zetterberg (1974–1975) Mia Bohman (1984–1997) Anna Corazza (1998–present) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Stockholm University |
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He was the leader of the Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999. He also served as Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2014.
Carl Bildt Media
Bildt (right) and Richard Holbrooke before peace talks in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, in October 1995
Bildt meeting former US President Bill Clinton at Grand Hotel in Stockholm on 15 May 2001
Bildt with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington, D.C., on 24 October 2006.
Bildt with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington, D.C., on 29 April 2011.
Bildt visiting the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, 11 April 2014.
Map of the EU 28 in 2013: Eastern Partnership.
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Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by Carl Cederschiöld |
Chairperson of the Confederation of Conservative and Liberal Students 1973–1974 |
Succeeded by Mats Svegfors |
Preceded by Ulf Adelsohn |
Leader of the Moderate Party 1986–1999 |
Succeeded by Bo Lundgren |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by Ingvar Carlsson |
Prime Minister of Sweden 1991–1994 |
Succeeded by Ingvar Carlsson |
New office | High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina 1995–1997 |
Succeeded by Carlos Westendorp |
Preceded by Jan Eliasson |
Minister for Foreign Affairs 2006–2014 |
Succeeded by Margot Wallström |