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Sten Tolgfors
Tolgfors prior to a meeting with Robert Gates at the Pentagon in 2008
Minister for Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office  5 September 2007
Preceded by	Mikael Odenberg
Minister for Foreign Trade
In office 24 October 2006 – 6 September 2007
Preceded by	Maria Borelius
Succeeded by	Ewa Björling
Born	17 July 1966 (1966-07-17) (age 43) Forshaga, Sweden
Political party	Moderate Party
Occupation	Politician

Sten Tolgfors (born 17 July 1966 in Forshaga) is a Swedish Moderate Party politician, Member of the Riksdag and Swedish Minister for Defence and former Minister for Foreign Trade in the Cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt since 24 October 2006.^[1] He is a conscientious objector, meaning that he refused to carry arms when called to Swedish mandatory military service. He served in the Red Cross instead of doing the military service. However, he changed his mind completely when he saw a few photos from the civil war in Iraq.^[2]

He was born in Forshaga, Värmland County.

References

External links

• Sten Tolgfors at the Riksdag website (Swedish)
• Sten Tolgfors at the Moderate Party website (Swedish)

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