Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 26, 1945
Age
80
Place of Birth
Solna, Stockholms län, Sweden
Popularity
0.8
Björn von Sydow
Acting
Biography
Björn von Sydow was the speaker (talman) of the Riksdag, the Swedish parliament. He held this office following the 2002 election, when he succeeded Birgitta Dahl, until he was replaced on 2 October 2006. A member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, he had been Minister of Defence in Göran Persson's government between 1997 and 2002, preceded by a short term as Minister of Trade.
Also known as
Björn Gustaf von Sydow · Björn Sköldenberg
