- Sten Andersson
Sten Sture Andersson (
April 20 1923 ,Stockholm, Sweden –September 16 2006 ,Stockholm, Sweden ) was a Swedish social democratic politician.He worked closely with
Olof Palme , and became known internationally for his support of Palestinian independence from Israel. In a TV interview onFebruary 22 ,2004 theIsrael iambassador to Sweden,Zvi Mazel , called Andersson and Sweden's UN ambassadorPierre Schori "professional anti-Israelis". [http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,437040,00.html]Andersson died suddenly from a heart attack on the afternoon of
2006-09-16 . [cite_news| url = http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyheter/story/0,2789,888626,00.html | title = Sten Andersson död | author = Triches, Robert | accessdate = 2006-10-03 | date =2006-09-16 | work = Aftonbladet | publisher = Aftonbladet Nya Medier | language = Swedish ]Appointments
*Minister for Foreign Affairs (1985-1991)
*Minister for Social Affairs (1982-1985)
*Member of theRiksdag (1966-1994)
*Member of the executive committee of the Social Democrat Party (1962-1993)
*Secretary of the Social Democrat Party (1962-1982)References
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