Lars Engqvist
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Lars Engqvist (born August 13th, 1945) is a Swedish politician. He served as chairman of the youth organization of the Swedish Social Democrats from 1972 to 1978, and then worked as a journalist and editor-in-chief. In the early 1990s he was the mayor of Malmö, and then president of the Swedish Film Institute before receiving his first government appointment in 1998.
On June 1, 2004 he was appointed as deputy Prime Minister of the Swedish government. The main reason for the appointment was to make him acting the prime minister under Göran Persson, when the latter received knee surgery in early June. The appointment will not affect his status as the Minister of Health and Social Affairs, but at the same time it was also announced that Enqvist will step down from his government posts on October 1, to become the new Governor of Jönköping County.
In April 2005 he was appointed as chairman of the Swedish public service television company Sveriges Television, succeeding Allan Larsson. The appointment drew criticism because of his close ties to the Social Democratic Party and the government.
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| Preceded by Bosse Ringholm |
Chairman of the Social Democratic Youth League 1972–1978 |
Succeeded by Jan Nygren |
| Preceded by Nils Yngvesson |
Mayor of Malmö 1990–1992 |
Succeeded by Joakim Ollén |
| Preceded by Ingrid Edström |
Executive Director of the Swedish Film Institute 1994–1998 |
Succeeded by Hans Ottoson |
| Preceded by Leif Blomberg |
Assistant Minister of Interior of Sweden Minister of Integration 1998 |
Succeeded by Ulrica Messing |
| Preceded by Jörgen Andersson |
Minister for Interior of Sweden 1998 |
Succeeded by Lars-Erik Lövdén |
| Preceded by Thomas Östros |
Assistant Minister of Finance of Sweden 1998 |
Succeeded by Lars-Erik Lövdén |
| Preceded by Maj-Inger Klingvall |
Minister for Health and Social Affairs of Sweden 1998–2004 |
Succeeded by Berit Andnor |
| Preceded by Marita Ulvskog |
Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden 2004 |
Succeeded by Laila Freivalds |
| Preceded by Birgit Friggebo |
Governor of Jönköping County 2004- |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Allan Larsson |
Chairman of Sveriges Television 2005 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
