For the Swedish diplomat and historian, see Carl Bildt (–).
Nils Daniel Carl Bildt (born 15 July ) is a Swedish politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from to He led the Moderate Party from to , appearing at its lead candidate in four general elections, before his appointment as Minister for Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt from to Bildt first entered the Riksdag in , holding a seat until A member of the Bildt family, he is a great-great grandson of Baron Gillis Bildt, who was Prime Minister of Sweden from to [1]
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 , co-chairman of the Dayton Peace Conference in November and High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina from December to June , immediately after the Bosnian War. From to , he served as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Balkans. Since , Bildt also has been the World Health Organization's Special Envoy for the Access to COVID Tools Accelerator (ACT Accelerator).[2]
Early life and educa
Carl Bildt
Nils Daniel Carl Bildt&#;(fil), född 15 juli i Halmstads församling, Hallands län,[1] är en svensk politiker (moderat) och diplomat. Han var riksdagsledamot –, partiledare för Moderata samlingspartiet –, Sveriges statsminister – samt utrikesminister – i regeringen Reinfeldt.
Bildt har varit medlare i Jugoslaviska krigen, som EU:s höga representant för Bosnien och Hercegovina, –
Biografi
Carl Bildt föddes i Halmstad i Hallands län och växte upp där och senare på Östermalm i Stockholm. Han är son till byrådirektörDaniel Bildt (–)[2] och förbundssekreterare Kerstin Andersson-Alwå.[3][4] Hans enda syskon Nils Bildt föddes Bildt tillhör en uradlig ätt med rötter i norsk och dansk medeltid. Carl Bildt är sonson till överste Nils Bildt, sonsons son till general Knut Bildt och sonsons sonson till statsministern och riksmarskalken, friherreGillis Bildt.[5]
Bildt var gift – med Kerstin Zetterberg och – med Mia Bohman, dotter till den tidigare moderatledaren Gösta Bohman.[6] Sedan den 18 oktober[7] är han gift med Anna Maria Corazza Bildt. Han har tre barn: Gunnel (född ), Nils (född ) samt Gustaf (född ).
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Carl Bildt
Swedish politician and diplomat
Date of Birth: Country: Sweden
Content:
Early Life and Political Beginnings
Rise to Prominence
Prime Ministerial Tenure
International Diplomacy
Technological Innovation
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Controversy and Legacy
A Legacy of Diplomacy and Leadership: Carl Bildt's Extraordinary Career
Early Life and Political Beginnings
Carl Bildt was born into a prestigious Swedish aristocratic family with a long history of public service. His illustrious lineage included ministers, army chiefs, and diplomats, and his great-great-grandfather, Baron Gillis Bildt, had served as Prime Minister in the late 19th century.
Rise to Prominence
Bildt's political journey began as the chairman of Sweden's Conservative and Liberal Student Association. In , he entered parliament and quickly established himself as a formidable voice in foreign policy debates, often challenging the views of then-Prime Minister Olof Palme. In , he was elected leader of the Moderate Party.
Prime Ministerial Tenure
From to , Bildt served as Prime Minister of Sweden. During his tenure, he initiated negotiations for Sweden's membership in the Europ
Carl Bildt
Carl Bildt is a former prime minister of Sweden (), and recently () served as the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for the Balkans. His involvement with Balkan affairs stretches back to the spring of when he succeeded Lord Owen as the EU Special Representative to the Former Yugoslavia and Co-Chairman of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia. See his article on HCS, "The World Cannot Tolerate a Divided Cyprus."
While Prime Minister of Sweden, he negotiated Sweden's accession to the European Union, signing the agreement in June , and undertook far reaching liberalization and structural reforms to improve the competitiveness of Sweden and modernize its old-style welfare system.
His career in politics has ranged from the Chairmanship of the Moderate Student Association and then the European Democratic Students in the early s, to the leadership of the Moderate Party of Sweden from to He served as member of Parliament between and
Carl Bildt has had wide experience in foreign and security affairs, serving on or leading a number of official governmental commissions. He has also been associated with in