John Fredrik Reinfeldt (pronounced [ˈfreːdrɪk ˈrajnˌfɛlt] ; born 4 August 1965) is the Prime Minister of Sweden, incumbent since 2006. He has been chairman of the liberal conservative Moderate Party since 2003 and was the last rotating President of the European Council in 2009.A native of Stockholm County, Reinfeldt joined the Moderate Youth League in 1983, and by 1992 had risen to the rank of chairman, a position he held until 1995. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1991, representing his home constituency. Reinfeldt was elected party leader on 25 October 2003, succeeding Bo Lundgren. Under his leadership, the Moderate Party has transformed its policies and oriented itself towards the centre, branding itself "the New Moderates" (Swedish: Nya moderaterna).Following the 2006 general election, Reinfeldt was elected Prime Minister on 6 October. Together with the three other political parties in the centre-right Alliance for Sweden, Reinfeldt presides over a coalition government with the support of a narrow majority in the parliament. At the age of 41, he was the third youngest person to become Prime Minister of Sweden.Reinfeldt's first term in office was marked by the late-2000s financial crisis and recession. Reinfeldt's popularity waned even before the financial crisis, but the economy of Sweden emerged as one of the strongest in Europe and impopularity for the reconstituted Red-Green opposition brought a resurgence of support, resulting in his government's re-election in 2010. Despite further gains for the Moderate Party, giving its best share since the instatement of universal suffrage in 1919, Reinfeldt's government was reduced to a minority government, but remained in power as the first centre-right Prime Minister since the Swedish-Norwegian Union to be re-elected. He is the longest-serving non-Social Democratic Prime Minister since Erik Gustaf Boström in 1891–1900.
Active years end date
2006
2009
Alias
Reinfeldt, John Fredrik (full name)
Birth date
1965-08-04
Birth year
1965
Individualised gnd number
132366649
Office
Leader of the Moderate Party
Member of the Swedish Parliament
President of the European Council
Prime Minister of Sweden
for Stockholm Municipality
Order in office
Leader of the Opposition
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