Kjell Stefan Löfven (born 21 July 1957) was the Prime Minister of Sweden from 2014 until 2021.[ 1] He was a leader of a Swedish trade union from 2006 to 2012. And he has been the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party since 2012.[ 2] On 14 September 2014, he lead his party in the 2014 Swedish general election to become Sweden's new Prime Minister . Löfven was elected Prime Minister and took office in October 2014.
On 22 August 2021, Löfven announced that he would retire as Leader of the Social Democrats at the November party congress, and would resign as Prime Minister upon the election of his successor.[ 3]
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↑ "Biography Stefan Löfven" . Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2014 .
↑ "Löfven promises jobs to 50,000 young Swedes" . The Local . 29 August 2014.
↑ "Live: Statsminister Stefan Löfven avgår i höst" . Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22 .