STATE SECRETARY Political appointee at the Government Offices immediately responsible to the Head of the Ministry or other minister for the work of the ministry. Duties include planning and coordination.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Hans Dahlgren State Secretary for Foreign and EU Affairs to Prime Minister Stefan Löfven

PRIME MINISTER’S OFFFICE

Areas of responsibility • Foreign and EU affairs.

Personal Born 1948. Married, four children.

Educational background 1971 B.Sc. in Business Administration and Economics, Stockholm School of Economics.

Posts and assignments 2014 State Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office. 2013–2014 Administrative Director and Treasurer, Swedish Social Democratic Party. 2010–2012 Human Rights Ambassador, Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 2007–2010 Ambassador in Geneva. 2000–2006 State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 1997–2000 Ambassador to the , New York. 1997–1998 Swedish representative, United Nations Security Council. 1994–1997 State Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office. 1992–1994 Secretary-General, Commission on Global Governance, Geneva. 1986–1991 Ambassador and foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson. 1983–1986 Director and foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister . 1977–1983 Press Secretary to Olof Palme. 1975–1976 Assistant to Minister for Foreign Affairs Sven Andersson, Ministry for Foreign Affairs. 1970–1974 Reporter on domestic politics, SVT-Aktuellt (Swedish television news).

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Production: Government Offices of Sweden Stockholm, December 2014 Photo: Martina Huber