Mikael Damberg
| Mikael Damberg | |
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| Minister for Enterprise | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2014 |
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| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
| Preceded by | Annie Lööf |
| Leader of the Social Democrats in the Swedish Riksdag |
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| In office 23 February 2012 – 3 October 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Carina Moberg |
| Succeeded by | Tomas Eneroth |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| Assumed office 30 September 2002 |
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| Constituency | Stockholm County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1971 Solna, Stockholm County, Sweden |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Alma mater | Stockholm University |
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.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3] He also served as a member of the municipal council in Solna Municipality between 1991 and 2002.[3] He is chairman of the Social Democratic party district in Stockholm County since 2004.[3]
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.[3] Between 1999 and 2003 he was chairman of the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League.[3]
Damberg has served as a member of the Swedish parliament since 2002, representing the Stockholm County constituency.[1] In the parliament he served as deputy chairman of the Committee on Education and as a member of the War Delegation.[1] He has served as a member of the Committee on Education since 2002.[1] 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.[1]
Damberg earned a degree in public administration from Stockholm University in 2000.[3]
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.
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| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League 1999 – 2003 |
Succeeded by Ardalan Shekarabi |
| Preceded by | Leader of the Social Democrats in the Riksdag 2012 –2014 |
Succeeded by Tomas Eneroth |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by | Minister for Enterprise 2014– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
