Sten Andersson

Swedish politician

Sten Andersson
Sten Andersson in 1970

President of the Nordic Council
In office 1 January 1994 – 1 October 1994
Preceded by	Jan P. Syse
Succeeded by	Per Olaf Håkansson
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 17 October 1985 – 4 October 1991
Prime Minister	Olof Palme Ingvar Carlsson
Preceded by	Lennart Bodström
Succeeded by	Margaretha af Ugglas
Minister for Health and Social Affairs
In office 8 October 1982 – 17 October 1985
Prime Minister	Olof Palme
Preceded by	Karin Söder
Succeeded by	Gertrud Sigurdsen
Secretary for the Social Democrats
In office 1962 – 8 October 1982
Leader	Tage Erlander Olof Palme
Preceded by	Sven Aspling
Succeeded by	Bo Toresson

Personal details
Born	Sten Sture Andersson (1923-04-20)20 April 1923 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	16 September 2006(2006-09-16) (aged 83) Haninge, Sweden
Political party	Social Democrats
Spouse(s)	Britta Holberg (m. 1974) Eivor Atling (1950–1970; her death)
Children	6

Sten Sture Andersson (20 April 1923 – 16 September 2006) was a Swedish social democratic politician, who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs 1985–1991 and as President of the Nordic Council in 1994.

He worked closely with Olof Palme, and became known internationally for his support of Palestinian independence. In November 2010 he was posthumously awarded the Star of Jerusalem, the highest Palestinian order, by Mahmoud Abbas.^[1]

He was awarded the Illis quorum in 1995.^[2]

Death

Andersson died suddenly from a heart attack on 16 September 2006 in Stockholm.^[3]

Appointments

Minister for Foreign Affairs (1985-1991)
Minister for Social Affairs (1982-1985)
Member of the Riksdag (1966-1994)
Member of the executive committee of the Social Democrat Party (1962-1993)
Secretary of the Social Democrat Party (1962-1982)

Government offices
Preceded by Lennart Bodström	Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs 1985–1991	Succeeded by Margaretha af Ugglas

References

^ Andersson awarded Star of Jerusalem Archived 2010-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, dn.se; accessed 16 June 2015.(in Swedish)
^ "Regeringens belöningsmedaljer och regeringens utmärkelse: Professors namn". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish). January 2006. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
^ Triches, Robert. "Sten Andersson död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Aftonbladet Nya Medier. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2006.