Sven Otto Littorin

Sven Otto Littorin

Sven Otto Julius Littorin (born 1966) is a Swedish Moderate Party politician, Minister of Employment in the cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt, and former Secretary General of the Moderate Party.

He was born and grew up in Östergötland, where he was active in the Moderate Youth League from an early stage. He was national chairman of the Moderate School Youth, a part of the youth league, 1984-1985. He studied some Business Administration at Lund University between 1988 and 1994 [ [http://vasteras.expressen.se/nyheter/1.732188 Ajdå, nu blev det fel igen, Littorin] , "Expressen", June 22, 2007] (but has not received any degree from Lund). His CV formerly also listed an MBA from the unaccredited Fairfax University (currently based in the Cayman Islands), but that degree was removed from his list of qualifications after it aroused controversy in June 2007.James Savage, [http://www.thelocal.se/7644/20070619/ Minister's MBA 'came from degree mill'] , "The Local", June 19, 2007] [ [http://www.insidehighered.com/layout/set/print/news/2007/06/20/qt Dubious Degree for Swedish Official] , "Inside Higher Ed", June 20, 2007] [ [http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=3&set_id=1&art_id=nw20070621150628166C939467 Minister got some explaining to do] , "Independent Online", June 21, 2007]

Between 1991 and 1993 he was chief of staff to Minister of Taxes, Bo Lundgren, later leader of the Moderate Party. After that he worked in the private sphere for, "inter alia", Kreab. In 1997 he co-founded Momentor AB, a venture capital company, and worked as a Senior Partner until 2002. In 2003 he was appointed Secretary General by Bo Lundgren and later became a part of Fredrik Reinfeldt's team. He has played an integral part in the subsequent modernisation of the party. After the success of the Moderate Party in the Swedish general election 2006 he resigned as Secretary General and was later named Minister for Employment in the cabinet presented by Prime Minister Reinfeldt on October 6, 2006.

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External links

* [http://www.moderat.se/(S(wf3sjn45gmvqnxf3425n1f45))/person.aspx?personid=49 Sven Otto Littorin] , personal page at the Party website
* [http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/7411 Sven Otto Littorin] , official cabinet website


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