Tobias Billström
Swedish politician (born 1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tobias Lennart Billström (born 27 December 1973) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has served as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since 18 October 2022[1] and has been Member of the Riksdag since the 2002 general election, representing Malmö Municipality (2002–2022) and Stockholm County (since 2022).
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Tobias Billström | |
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Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 18 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Ulf Kristersson |
Preceded by | Ann Linde |
Leader of the Moderate Party in the Riksdag | |
In office 3 October 2017 – October 2022 | |
Deputy | Hans Wallmark |
Leader | Ulf Kristersson |
Preceded by | Jessica Polfjärd |
Succeeded by | Mattias Karlsson |
First Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag | |
In office 29 September 2014 – 11 October 2017 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Preceded by | Susanne Eberstein |
Succeeded by | Ewa Thalén Finné |
Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy | |
In office 6 October 2006 – 29 September 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
Preceded by | Barbro Holmberg |
Succeeded by | Morgan Johansson |
Minister for Employment | |
In office 7 July 2010 – 5 October 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
Preceded by | Sven Otto Littorin |
Succeeded by | Hillevi Engström |
Member of the Riksdag | |
Assumed office 30 September 2002 | |
Constituency | Malmö Municipality (2002–2022) Stockholm County (2022–) |
Personal details | |
Born | Tobias Lennart Billström (1973-12-27) 27 December 1973 (age 50) Malmö, Sweden |
Political party | Moderate Party |
Spouse |
Sofia Åkerman (m. 2009) |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | |
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He previously served as Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy from 2006 to 2014 and briefly as Minister for Employment in 2010 in the cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt. He served as First Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag from 2014 to 2017.