Monarch Carl XVI Gustaf Role Swedish Politician | Preceded by Annie Loof Name Mikael Damberg Prime Minister Stefan Lofven | |
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Born 13 October 1971 (age 53) Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden ( 1971-10-13 ) Parents Nils-Gosta Damberg, Riita-Liisa Damberg Similar People Stefan Lofven, Urban Ahlin, Morgan Johansson, Peter Hultqvist, Anders Ygeman Profiles | ||
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Lars Mikael Damberg (born 13 October 1971) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats. He has been Minister for Enterprise since 3 October 2014. He has been Member of the Riksdag since 2002, representing Stockholm County, and was leader of the Social Democrats in the Riksdag from 2012 to 2014.
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- H tskt replikskifte mellan fredrik reinfeldt m och mikael damberg s
- Almedalen 2013 mikael damberg s och anna kinberg batra m debatterar klyftorna
- Political career and education
- Minister for Enterprise
- References
Almedalen 2013 mikael damberg s och anna kinberg batra m debatterar klyftorna
Political career and education
Damberg was born in Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden. His father is the former Swedish Social Democratic party treasurer Nils-Gösta Damberg and his mother former chairman of the Finnish Social Democratic Youth Riita-Liisa Damberg. He joined the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League in the late 1980s and served as a member of the board of the organization between 1993 and 1997. He also served as a member of the municipal council in Solna Municipality between 1991 and 2002. He is chairman of the Social Democratic party district in Stockholm County since 2004.
Between 1995 and 1997, Damberg worked as a political assistant to Minister for Defence Thage G. Peterson, and between 1997 and 1999 as political assistant and speechwriter to Prime Minister Göran Persson. Between 1999 and 2003, he was chairman of the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League.
Damberg has served as a member of the Swedish parliament since 2002, representing the Stockholm County constituency. In the parliament he served as deputy chairman of the Committee on Education and as a member of the War Delegation. He has served as a member of the Committee on Education since 2002. He previously served as a deputy member of the Committee on Defence between 2002 and 2006, and as a deputy member of the Committee on Finance between 2006 and 2010.
Damberg earned a degree in public administration from Stockholm University in 2000.
Damberg also attented the Bilderberg Meeting in 2015 in Telfs-Buchen, Austria
Minister for Enterprise
Damberg was appointed Minister for Enterprise on 3 October 2014, serving in the cabinet of Stefan Löfven.