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Göran Persson

Politician

Göran Persson is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Göran Persson · Jērans Pēšons · Γιέραν Πέρσον · Ганс Йоран Перссон · Горан Персон · 9 more...				[sources]
Other name	Georgius Persson · Goeran Persson · Goran Persson · Göran · Göran Persson i Stjärnhov · 21 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1949-01-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Vingåker				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Sweden				[sources]
Country	Sweden				[sources]
Citizenship	Sweden				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Göran · Hans				[sources]
Last name	Persson				[sources]
Website	www.socialdemokraterna.se				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q53747				[sources]
Position	Chair of the Committee on Environment and Agriculture (1991-1992) · Member of the Committee on Industry and Trade (1992-1993) · Minister of Primary Education (1989-1991) · Prime Minister of Sweden (1996-2006) · Riksdag (member, 2006-2007) · 11 more...				[sources]
Education	Örebro University				[sources]
Religion	Lutheranism				[sources]
Source link	www.bingolottowiki.se				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Annika Barthine Politician	spouse	1995-03-10	2003-01-29
Anitra Steen Politician	spouse	2003-12-06	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Riksdag	2006-10-07	2007-04-30
Prime Minister	1996-03-22

Data sources

Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,790

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,110

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Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata349,174

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,106

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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