Anders Björck
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| In office 1991 – 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Roine Carlsson |
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| Succeeded by | Thage G. Peterson |
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| In office 1994 – 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Stig Alemyr |
| Succeeded by | Per Westerberg |
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| In office 2003 – incumbent |
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| Born | September 19, 1944  Nässjö, Jönköping County |
| Political party | Moderate Party |
| Residence | Uppsala Castle |
| Occupation | Politician |
Anders Per - Arne Björck (born September 19, 1944) is a Swedish politician and the current Governor of Uppsala County.
Björck was born in Nässjö and was interested in politics from an early stage. He was national chairman of the Moderate Youth League, or the Right Wing Youth League (Högerns ungdomsförbund) as it was known at the time of his election. He was the first truly young - only 21 - chairman of the Youth League - his predecessor was 35 years old.
In 1968 - aged only 22 - he was elected to the Riksdag for the Rightist Party (Högerpartiet) which became the Moderate Party in 1969.
In 1989 he was elected president of the Council of Europe and served until 1991, when the Moderate Party won the election and Carl Bildt was allowed to form a government. He was appointed Minister for Defence. When the Moderates lost the 1994 election he became vice speaker of the Riksdag, a position he held until 2002.
Björck was known to belong to the so-called "Bunker gang" - a group of politicians and advisors forming the inner circle around party leader Carl Bildt.
In 2003 he was appointed Governor of Uppsala County and took up residence in Uppsala Castle. He was involved in a brawl with the police on New Year's Eve in 2004.
Anders Björck has continued to speak up on political issues from time to time. He remains rather Conservative, compared to other Moderates, and has on numerous occasions spoken up against what he perceives as the growing influence of liberalism in the Moderate Party.
| Preceded by Roine Carlsson |
Swedish Minister for Defence 1991-1994 |
Succeeded by Thage G. Peterson |
| Preceded by Stig Alemyr |
Vice Speaker of the Riksdag 1994-2002 |
Succeeded by Per Westerberg |
| Preceded by Ulf Henricsson |
Governor of Uppsala County 2003- |
Succeeded by incumbent |
