Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven: biography and political activities

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:40

Chell Stefan Leven is one of the Swedish politicians. He was chairman of the trade union association IF Metall, as well as chairman of the Social Democratic Party. Later, in 2014, after the removal of Swedish Prime Minister Palme, he was elected the country's 43rd Minister of State. After 4 years, he was re-elected to the post.

Biography

Chell Leven was born on July 21, 1957 in a small town near Stockholm. A few months after his birth, he was sent to an orphanage because his parents were unable to feed three children at once.

Later, the future Prime Minister of Sweden was adopted by a family from Sunnersta. Levene's real mother was legally en titled to obtain custody of her child, but this never happened. Stephen's new father was an ordinary forest worker, and his mother was engaged in helping the disabled and the elderly.

Leven began to receive his first knowledge in high school, where he studied for 9 years. Then he took courses in economics, after which he decided to go to a scientific institute, but after a year and a half of study he was expelled from there due to poor academic performance.

After deductionfrom the institute Leven was sent to serve in the Emtlad Aviation Flotilla, where he served as a private. Upon his return, Stefan got a job as a welder at a small factory in Örnsköldsvik. After some time, he joined a trade union group, where he advocated for the protection of workers' rights.

Later, Leuven joined the Swedish Metalworkers' Union, where his main function was to conduct international negotiations. In 2001, he was elected vice-president of the organization, and four years later he became chairman of the trade union association IF Metall.

Political career

In 2006, Chell Leven joined the Swiss Social Democratic Party. When party chairman Håkan Juhol resigned, Stefan was informed that he had been chosen as his successor. Already on January 27, 2012, he became the new chairman of the party.

Having taken his new position, Stefan immediately expressed his intentions for the development of industry and innovation policy. He also advocated the idea of active business development. On May 1, 2013, in his first speech in his new position, Leven announced his idea to create an Innovation Policy Council.

During Leuven's first European Parliament elections, the Social Democrats received about 24% of the vote - the result was higher, but still practically the same as the results of the previous elections in 2009. Unfortunately, the percentage of votes was also the lowest, as in the last elections.

Voting

During the voting for the appointment of StefanLevin for the position of Prime Minister of Sweden, the votes were divided as follows:

• "For" - 132 deputies of the Riksdag.
• "Against" - 49.
• Abstained - 154.
• Absent from the meeting - 14.

According to journalists, all 49 participants in the meeting who voted against Stefan Leven are deputies from the Democratic Party.

The neutral position on this issue (abstained from voting) was expressed by the deputies of the Alliance, namely the Conservatives, Centrists, People's Liberals and Christian Democrats, who thus showed that they are now in opposition.

Leuven's plans for the country

Judging by the data of the state contract, all political forces in Sweden will be directed to the integration of immigrants, increase in pensions, as well as to modernize the country's he althcare system. In addition, it is planned to invest heavily in the educational system. Through such actions, the government wants to get rid of unemployment and create a special approach to each student.

Soon the country plans to stop using non-renewable energy sources and switch to renewable ones. Also, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven plans to increase the police force by 10,000 by 2024.

Parties that signed an agreement with the new government, thereby refusing to export weapons to countries that take part in the Yemeniconflict. It was also stated in the agreement that the Cabinet of Ministers was entering a new term with the tasks completed before that to increase the number of conscripts and strengthen the defense of Sweden.

In 2017, Leuven reintroduced conscription and explained this by "Russian military activity", which, as such, did not exist. Now the Prime Minister of Sweden is in favor of not joining the country to military blocs.