Sten Andersson

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.

Sten Andersson
Olof Palme, Tage Erlander, Sten Andersson and Ingvar Carlsson in September 1968.
President of the Nordic Council
In office
1 January 1994 – 1 October 1994
Preceded byJan P. Syse
Succeeded byPer Olaf Håkansson
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
17 October 1985 – 4 October 1991
Prime MinisterOlof Palme
Ingvar Carlsson
Preceded byLennart Bodström
Succeeded byMargaretha af Ugglas
Minister for Health and Social Affairs
In office
8 October 1982 – 17 October 1985
Prime MinisterOlof Palme
Preceded byKarin Söder
Succeeded byGertrud Sigurdsen
Secretary for the Social Democrats
In office
1962 – 8 October 1982
LeaderTage Erlander
Olof Palme
Preceded bySven Aspling
Succeeded byBo Toresson
Personal details
Born
Sten Sture Andersson

(1923-04-20)20 April 1923
Stockholm, Sweden
Died16 September 2006(2006-09-16) (aged 83)
Haninge, Sweden
Political partySocial Democrats
Spouse(s)Britta Holberg (m. 1974)
Eivor Atling (1950–1970; her death)
Children6

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]

Death

Andersson died suddenly from a heart attack on 16 September 2006 in Stockholm.[2]

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
  1. Andersson awarded Star of Jerusalem Archived 2010-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, dn.se; accessed 16 June 2015.(in Swedish)
  2. Triches, Robert. "Sten Andersson död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Aftonbladet Nya Medier. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2006.
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