Thomas Östros

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Thomas Östros
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Östros in 2010.
Minister for Enterprise and Energy
In office
21 October 2004 –6 October 2006
Prime Minister Göran Persson
Preceded by Leif Pagrotsky
Succeeded by Maud Olofsson
Minister for Education
In office
4 October 1998 –21 October 2004
Prime Minister Göran Persson
Preceded by Carl Tham
Succeeded by Leif Pagrotsky
Personal details
Born
Björn Thomas Waaranperä

(1965-01-26) 26 January 1965 (age 54)
Gällivare, Sweden
Political party Social Democrats
Spouse(s)Susanne Östros
Children3
Alma mater Uppsala University

Thomas Östros (born 26 January 1965) is a Swedish economist, former Social Democratic politician and CEO of the Swedish Bankers' Association. In 2015 he was named Executive Director for Northern Europe at the International Monetary Fund.

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Swedish Social Democratic Party political party

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Early life

Östros was born in Malmberget, as Björn Thomas Waaranperä, the son of an explosives worker and a housewife. His parents changed their Tornedalian family name to Östros when they moved from Norrland to Västerås, because it was easier to pronounce. [1] [2]

Malmberget Place in Lapland, Sweden

Malmberget is a locality and mining town situated in Gällivare Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 5,590 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated 5 kilometres from the municipal seat Gällivare.

Norrland Place

Norrland is the northernmost, largest and least populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden, consisting of nine provinces. The term Norrland is not used for any administrative purpose, but as a historical region, it is common in everyday language, e.g., in weather forecasts.

Västerås Place in Västmanland, Sweden

Västerås is a city in central Sweden on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province of Västmanland, 100 kilometres west of Stockholm. The city had a population of 119,372 in 2016, out of the municipal total of 150,000 (2017). Västerås is the seat of Västerås Municipality, the capital of Västmanland County and an episcopal see.

Östros has a licentiate degree (a graduate degree in the Swedish university system) in economics from Uppsala University. [1] During his time at university, he was an active member of the local branch of Social Democratic Students of Sweden. He also served as a councillor in the Uppsala Municipal Council. [2]

Uppsala University research university in Uppsala, Sweden

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Political career

In 1994 he was elected to the Riksdag as a member of parliament. In 1996, he became the Minister for Taxation at the age of 31, under the Cabinet of Göran Persson, and later served as Minister for Education from 1998 to 2004. In 2004 he switched posts with Leif Pagrotsky and became Minister for Enterprise and Energy, a position he held on to until the Social Democratic defeat at the general elections of 2006. Östros was also the deputy chairman of the Riksdag's committee for Industry and Trade from 2006 to 2008. [2] [3]

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In 2008 he was appointed economic policy spokesperson for his party, following a leadership dispute between his predecessor Pär Nuder and the newly appointed party chairman Mona Sahlin; a post he was forced to resign from in March 2011, [4] coinciding with the ascension of Håkan Juholt as chairman, a candidate he refused to endorse or publicly support. [5] [6] Östros left the party executive committee at about the same time, [7] and subsequently left the Riksdag in July 2012, having spent a total of 17 years as an MP. [3] [8]

Pär Anders Nuder is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served as Minister for Finance from 2004 to 2006, Minister for Policy Coordination and State Secretary and Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Göran Persson 1997-2002.

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It has often been said that former Prime Minister Göran Persson has a lot of confidence in Thomas Östros, and he was mentioned in speculations about possible successors to Persson.[ citation needed ]

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Professional career

Östros was appointed CEO of the trade association Swedish Bankers' Association in 2012, [9] a position he resigned from in 2015, [10] only to later be named Executive Director for Northern Europe at the IMF. [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 Wahlin, Erik (4 January 2013). "Östros: Jag har kvar mina värderingar" (in Swedish). Affärsvärlden . Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Weman Thornell, Kerstin (5 July 2012). "Thomas Östros: Från Tornedalen till toppjobb i bankvärlden". Hemmets Journal (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Thomas Östros (S) – riksdagen.se" (in Swedish). The Riksdag . Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Waidelich – ekonomisk talesperson" (in Swedish). Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå/Svenska Dagbladet. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Östros utspel om Juholt förvånar" (in Swedish). Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå/Svenska Dagbladet. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Martikainen, Rebecka (18 October 2012). "Östros om varför han vägrade stödja Juholt". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Östros lämnar VU" (in Swedish). Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå/Svenska Dagbladet. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Thomas Östros lämnar politiken" (in Swedish). Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå/Dagens Nyheter. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Holmqvist, Anette (2 May 2012). "Östros får nytt toppjobb". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Thomas Östros lämnar vd-jobb". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 17 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Löfven ger toppjobb till Thomas Östros". Expressen (in Swedish). 25 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
Preceded by
Leif Pagrotsky 		Minister for Enterprise and Energy
2004—2006		Succeeded by
Maud Olofsson
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