Pär Nuder | |
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Minister for Finance | |
In office 31 October 2004 – 6 October 2006 |
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Prime Minister | Göran Persson |
Preceded by | Bosse Ringholm |
Succeeded by | Anders Borg |
Personal details | |
Born |
Pär Anders Nuder 27 February 1963 Täby, Sweden |
Political party | Social Democrats |
Spouse(s) | Ingrid Carlberg |
Children | 2 |
Pär Anders Nuder (born 27 February 1963) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He served as Minister for Finance from 2004 to 2006, Minister for Policy Coordination and State Secretary and Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Göran Persson 1997-2002.
Today he serves as Chairman of the Third Swedish National Pension Fund (AP3), one of Sweden's leading pension companies AMF and Hemsö, and on the board of several Nordic private companies. Pär Nuder is also Senior Counselor at Albright Stonebridge Group and Industrial Advisor to the private equity firm EQT Partners.
Pär Nuder grew up in Österåker, where he still resides. His father, Ants Nuder, was one of the numerous Estonian refugees who fled to Sweden to escape the Soviet invasion at the end of World War II. During his childhood, Pär Nuder spent several summers in Israel, which has resulted in a strong personal commitment to the Middle East peace process. Educated at , Nuder has a Bachelor of Laws degree.
His political path began in the local Swedish Social Democratic Youth League club. From 1986 to 1989 he was the chairman of the branch of the organisation and from 1987 to 1990 he was a member of the national board. At the same time he was a member of the Österåker Municipal Executive Committee, from 1982 to 1994. In 1986 he started his career as a political adviser, first to the Minister for Justice and later to the Prime Minister, first to Ingvar Carlsson and later to his successor, Göran Persson. For a few years he also worked as a political secretary to the Social Democratic parliamentary party group. In 1994 he was elected a Member of Parliament.