Andreas Norlén

Andreas Norlén
Norlén in 2019
Speaker of the Riksdag
Assumed office
24 September 2018
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Preceded byUrban Ahlin
Member of the Riksdag
Assumed office
2 October 2006
ConstituencyÖstergötland County
Personal details
Born
Per Olof Andreas Norlén

(1973-05-06) 6 May 1973 (age 50)
Stockholm, Sweden
Political partyModerate Party
Spouse
Helena Kjellström
(m. 2013)
Children1
Alma mater

Per Olof Andreas Norlén (Swedish pronunciation: [anˈdrêːas nʊˈɭeːn]; born 6 May 1973) is a Swedish politician and member of the Moderate Party who has served as Speaker of the Riksdag since September 2018. He has been a Member of the Riksdag (MP) for Östergötland County since October 2006. Norlén has previously been a member of the Committee on the Constitution, 2014–2018 as chair of the committee.

Career[edit]

Norlén with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin in Helsinki, on 16 January 2023

Following the first sitting of the Riksdag since the 2018 Swedish general election on 24 September, Norlén was elected the Speaker of the Riksdag.[1] After the centre-left Löfven I Cabinet lost a vote of no confidence, Norlén began the task of nominating candidates for Stefan Löfven's successor as Prime Minister, according to the Swedish Instrument of Government. The lengthy work of finding a prime minister that could be tolerated by the Riksdag was concluded on 18 January 2019 when Löfven was appointed for a second term. Norlén was reelected as speaker of the Riksdag on 26 September 2022.[2]

After the 2022 general elections Norlén presided over the government formations once again. This time he tasked Ulf Kristersson with forming a government.[3] The government formation that followed is one of the longest in swedish history second only too the 2018-2019 formation, which also took place under Norléns speakership.[4] On October 17 the Speaker proposed that Kristersson be appointed Prime Minister and he was approved by the Riksdag. The next day Andreas attended the formal transition of government council at Stockholm Palace chaired by king Carl XVI Gustaf.[5]

Honours[edit]

National honours[edit]

Foreign honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Andreas Norlén Elected Speaker of the Riksdag". Publicnow. 24 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Andreas Norlén vald till riksdagens talman" (in Swedish). Riksdag. 26 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Ulf Kristersson får sonderingsuppdrag efter första talmansrundan". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  4. ^ "Ulf Kristersson efter mötet med talmannen: Behöver två dagar till". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  5. ^ "Ny regering tillträdd i konselj under Kungens ordförandeskap". www.kungahuset.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  6. ^ Norlén, A. [@talman.andreas.norlen] (2022-05-29). "Tack @sveriges_veteranforbund_svf och generalsekreterare MariAnne Boström för förtjänstmedaljen i silver som jag hade äran att ta emot idag! Den ska..." Instagram. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  7. ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".
  8. ^ "Royal Decree 1012/2021" (PDF).

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Political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Constitution Committee
2014–2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the Riksdag
2018–present
Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded byas Princess of Sweden Swedish order of precedence
Speaker of the Riksdag
Succeeded byas Prime Minister