Carl Bildt
b. 1949
Swedish politician (1949-), prime minister 1991–1994, foreign minister 2006–2014
- Born
- 15 Jul 1949 · Halmstad parish
Life timeline
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- 15 Jul 1949BornBorn in Halmstad parish
- 1973 – 1974RoleChairperson
- 1979RoleMember of the Swedish Riksdag
- 1981 – 1982RoleMember of the Swedish Riksdag
- 1982 – 1985RoleMember of the Swedish Riksdag
- 1985 – 1988RoleMember of the Swedish Riksdag
- 1986 – 1999RoleParty leader
- 1988 – 1991RoleMember of the Swedish Riksdag
- 1991RoleMember of the Swedish Riksdag
- 1991 – 1994RolePrime Minister of Sweden
- 1992AwardGrand Cross of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
- 1994 – 1998RoleMember of the Swedish Riksdag
- 1995 – 1997RoleHigh Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1996AwardOrder of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class
- 1998 – 1999RoleMember of the Swedish Riksdag
- 2000 – 2001RoleMember of the Swedish Riksdag
- 2003AwardH. M. The King's Medal
- 2006 – 2014RoleMinister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
- 2009AwardKnight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 2016AwardOrder of the White Star, 1st Class
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1949 – today).
- 19501950 FIFA World Cup
- 1950 – 1953Korean War
- 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
- 19541954 FIFA World Cup
- 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
- 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
- 1956Suez Crisis
- 19581958 FIFA World Cup
- 1959Antarctic Treaty System
- 19621962 FIFA World Cup
- 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
- 19661966 FIFA World Cup
- 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
- 1968Prague Spring
- 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
- 19721972 Summer Olympics
- 19741974 FIFA World Cup
- 19781978 FIFA World Cup
- 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
- 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
- 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
Biography
Nils Daniel Carl Bildt (born 15 July 1949) is a Swedish politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994 and as leader of the Moderate Party (M) from 1986 to 1999. He served twice as Leader of the Opposition (1986–1991 and 1994–1999). He later held office as Foreign Minister under Fredrik Reinfeldt, serving from 2006 to 2014. He represented Stockholm Municipality as a Member of the Riksdag from 1979 until 2001. As a member of the noble Bildt family, he is a great-great grandson of former prime minister Gillis Bildt.
Bildt had been noted internationally as a mediator in the Yugoslav Wars, serving as the European Union's Special Envoy to the former Yugoslavia from June 1995, co-chairman of the Dayton Peace Conference in November 1995 and High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina from December 1995 to June 1997, immediately after the Bosnian War. From 1999 to 2001, he served as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Balkans. Since 2021, Bildt also has been the World Health Organization's Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT Accelerator).
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