Andreas Carlgren

Hemming Andreas Carlgren (born 8 July, 1958, Västra Ryd, Uppland), is a Swedish Centre Party politician and the current Minister for Sustainable Development.

In the late 1990s Carlgren divorced, publicly declared that he was gay, and subsequently entered into a registered partnership with his new partner. He is the first openly gay Swedish cabinet minister.[1]

Minister affair

Main article: Minister affair at the announcement of the Reinfeldt cabinet

On October 12, 2006 Andreas Carlgren admitted to have received 130,000 kronor too much from the parliamentary income guarantee. In 1998, when Carlgren was forced to leave the parliament he received compensation despite having other sources of income, which are to be deducted from the parliamentary compensation. Carlgren claims to have rectified the mistake on his own, while others in the Centre Party claim that the minister was caught taking simultaneous payments from the parliamentary authorities and that the mistake had to be pointed out to him.[2]

References

^ Wockner, Rex (October 19, 2006), “Sweden Gets A Gay Government Minister”, San Francisco Bay Times, <http://www.sfbaytimes.com/index.php?article_id=5790&sec=article>. Retrieved on 4 November 2007
^ Minister admits false income details, The Local, October 12, 2006.

Preceded by
Ylve Sunesson Chairperson of the Centre Party Youth League
1984-1987 Succeeded by
Iwar Ahrnstadt Preceded by
Lars Stjernkvist Director-General of the Swedish Integration Board
2000-2006 Succeeded by
incumbent Preceded by
Mona Sahlin
Minister for Sustainable Development
Lena Sommestad
Minister for the Environment Minister for Sustainable Development
2006- Succeeded by
incumbent