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Mats Hellström

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Hellström in 2013

Mats Johan Hellström[1] (12 January 1942 – 24 May 2026) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician.[2] He was minister of foreign trade from 1983 to 1986, minister for agriculture from 1986 to 1991 and minister of foreign trade again from 1994 to 1996.[2] He replaced Svante Lundkvist as agriculture minister in 1986.[3][4] During his term as agriculture minister Michael Sohlman was his state secretary.[3][4]

Hellström was born in Stockholm on 12 January 1942.[2] He was the Swedish Ambassador to Germany from 1996 to 2001.[2] Hellström also served as the governor of Stockholm County between 2002 and 2006.[2] He died on 24 May 2026, at the age of 84.[5][6]

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  1. ↑ https://wpu.nu/wiki/Mats_Hellstr%C3%B6m
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Curriculum Vitae - Mats Hellström" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2007.
  3. 1 2 Henrik Lindberg (May 2007). "The Role of Economists in Liberalizing Swedish Agriculture". Econ Journal Watch. 4 (2): 225. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 Mats Lundahl (2022). Twelve Figures in Swedish Economics. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 406. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-94327-1_11. ISBN 978-3-030-94327-1.
  5. ↑ "Mats Hellström (S)". Sveriges Riksdag. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  6. ↑ https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/j0LgqA/tidigare-s-ministern-mats-hellstrom-ar-dod
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