*1949 SE, Södermanland County
A.k.a. Hans Göran Persson
Hans Göran Persson ([ˈʝœːran ˈpæːʂɔn]; born 20 January 1949) served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and was leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007.Persson was first elected to the Swedish Parliament in 1979, representing Södermanland County but left in 1985 to serve as Municipal Commissioner of Katrineholm, which he did from 1985 to 1989. In 1991, he was re-elected to the Parliament and represented the same constituency. He served as Minister for Schools from 1989 to 1991 in Ingvar Carlsson’s first and second cabinets. From 1994 to 1996, Persson served as Minister for Finance in Ingvar Carlsson’s third cabinet.