Carl Bildt
Swedish politician and diplomat (born 1949)
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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Career highlights
Career & roles
- Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
- High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Prime Minister of Sweden
- party leader
- chairperson
- member of the Swedish Riksdag
Employers / organisations
- United Nations
- World Health Organization
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Mia BohmanAnna Maria Corazza Bildt
- Parents
- Daniel BildtRut Kerstin Maria Andersson-Alwå
Awards & honours (23)
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- Order of the Three Stars, 2nd Class
- Cross of Recognition
- H. M. The King's Medal
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Grand Cross of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class
- National Order of Merit
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown
- Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class
- Order of the White Star, 1st Class
- Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
- Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
- Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- Order of the Three Stars
- Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
Quick answers about Carl Bildt
- How old is Carl Bildt?
- Carl Bildt is 77 years old (born July 15, 1949).
- When is Carl Bildt's birthday?
- Carl Bildt was born on July 15, 1949.
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- Carl Bildt was born in Halmstad parish.
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- Carl Bildt's zodiac sign is Cancer.
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- Carl Bildt is a citizen of Sweden.
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- Who has Carl Bildt been married to?
- According to Wikidata, Carl Bildt's spouses include Mia Bohman, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt.