Mona Ingeborg Sahlin (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmoːna saˈliːn] née Andersson; born 9 March 1957) is a Swedish politician and the former leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party.
Sahlin has been a Member of Parliament, representing Stockholm County, from 1982 to 1996 and again since 2002. She has also held various ministerial posts in the Swedish government from 1990 to 1991, from 1994 to 1995 and from 1998 to 2006. Sahlin was elected new lead...
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Mona Ingeborg Sahlin (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmoːna saˈliːn] née Andersson; born 9 March 1957) is a Swedish politician and the former leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party.
Sahlin has been a Member of Parliament, representing Stockholm County, from 1982 to 1996 and again since 2002. She has also held various ministerial posts in the Swedish government from 1990 to 1991, from 1994 to 1995 and from 1998 to 2006. Sahlin was elected new leader of the Social Democratic Party on 17 March 2007, succeeding Göran Persson who resigned as leader following the defeat in the 2006 general election. Sahlin is the first female leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and the only one never elected Prime Minister together with Claes Tholin and Håkan Juholt.
On 14 November 2010, following another electoral defeat for the socialist parties, she announced her intent to step down as party chairman in early 2011.
Sahlin was born Mona Ingeborg Andersson in Sollefteå, Västernorrland County,...
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