Background
Karlsson, Jan O. was born in 1939 in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Jan O. Karlsson
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Bachelor in Economics, History, Political Science, University Stockholm, 1964.
Career
Administrator officer, head of section Ministry of Agricultural. Political advisor Cabinet Office, 1968—1973. Secretary to city commissioner Stockholm City Council, 1973—1977.
Deputy secretary Nordic Council, 1977—1982. Under secretary of state Minister Nordic Cooperation, 1982—1985, Minstry of Finance, 1985—1988. Chairman Communications Metropolitan Problems, 1988—1990.
Personnel representative Prime Minister, 1991—1992. Negotiator, advisor Parliamentary Group. of Social Democratic Party, 1992—1994. Director general Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 1994.
Member European Court Auditors, 1995, president, 1999. Minister for development cooperation, migration, asylum policy Minister Foreign Affairs, 2002—2003. Acting minister foreign affairs Sweden, Stockholm, 2003.
Co-chairman United Nations Global Commission on International Migration, Geneva, 2004—2005. Special advisor European Union Commission, since 2004. Member editorial staff TIDEN Periodicals, Sweden, 1974—1982, editor-in-chief, 1978—1982.
Board member Nordic Investment Bank, 1983—1989, National Pharmacy Corporation, 1986—1991. Chairman board Swedish National Housing Finance Corporation, 1986—1989. Chairman Organization of European Cooperation and Development Project Group on Housing, Social Integration, Livable Environments in Cities, 1991—1993.
Member Organizing Committee Swedish Participation in World Exhibition Sevilla, 1990—1991.
Achievements
Membership
Member of National Swedish Art Museum (board member 1989-1991), Stockhold Philharmonic Orchestra 1988-1992, (vice chairman 1990-1991).
Connections
Married; 2 children.
