THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT

Minister for Defence Mr. Mikael Odenberg Ministry of Defence

Areas of responsibility • Total defence - the military defence - the civil defence • Contingency measures against accidents • Preparedness for severe peacetime emergencies

Biography Born 1953, married to Catherine with four children, lives in .

Education/Degree Management course at the National Defence College, Reserve Offi cer Training, Studies in Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics and at .

Appointments

2006– Minister for Defence

1991–2006 Member of the

2003–2006 Leader of the parliamentary group Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Finance Member of the Advisory Council on Foreign Affairs Member of the Riksdag Board Member of the Parliamentary Review Commission

2003 Member of the War Delegation

2002–2003 Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Industry and Trade

1998–2002 Member of the Committee on Labour Market and Committee on EU Affairs

1994–1998 Member of the Committee on Industry and Trade

1991–1994 Member of the Committee on Housing

1988–1991 Leader of the Moderate Party’s group on healthcare matters in Stockholm County Council

1987 & 1990 Member of the Riksdag How to contact 1985–2004 Self-employed the Ministry of Defence

1979–1985 Deputy Secretary to the Stockholm City Website: www..gov.se/defence Commissioner (real estate, town-planning and Visitors’ address: Jakobsgatan 9 highways departments) and Secretary to the Postal address: SE-103 33 Stockholm Moderate City Council Group Phone (switchboard): +46 8 405 10 00 1978 Secretary, Moderate Youth (MUF) Fax: +46 8 723 11 89 E-mail 1972–73 Local government ombudsman, Swedish Young : [email protected] Conservatives and the Moderate Party in Nacka

Other assignments Mikael Odenberg has held a number of elected offi ces at central and local government level. He has also served on the Board of various organisations, including the Central ”People and Defence” Federation between 1979–1984. Ministry of Defence Sweden

Photo: Pawel Flato • Production: Government Offi ces of Sweden • Printed by XGS February 2007 • Article no: Fö2007.04