Sten Tolgfors

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Person.png Sten Tolgfors  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(arms lobbyist, politician)
Born17 July 1966
Forshaga, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Alma materÖrebro University
PartyModerate Party

Employment.png Sweden/Minister/Defence

In office
5 September 2007 - 29 March 2012

Employment.png Sweden/Minister/Foreign Trade

In office
24 October 2006 - 12 September 2007

Sten Sture Tolgfors is an arms lobbyist,[1] manager and part owner of the public affairs firm Rud Pedersen and a former Minister for Defence.

He was Minister for Foreign Trade 2006-2007 and as Minister for Defence from 2007 until his resignation in 2012.[2] He was a Member of the Swedish Parliament for Örebro County from 1994 to 2013.

Tolgfors received negative attention in March 2012 over the way he dealt with the issue concerning the so-called Project Simoom.


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