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Ullsten is Sweden's only Liberal prime minister since the 1930s.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"23 June 1931","date":"1931-06-23"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53733#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Umeå landsförsamling","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10709189"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53733#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"28 May 2018","date":"2018-05-28"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53733#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Öja District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21776834"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53733#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Sweden","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53733#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53733#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Folkpartiet (Sweden)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53764745"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53733#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Swedish ambassador to Italy (1989–1996)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110940554","start":"1989","end":"1996"},{"text":"ambassador of Sweden to Canada (1984–1989)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40338294","start":"1984","end":"1989"},{"text":"member of the Swedish Riksdag (4 October 1982 – 30 September 1985)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10655178","start":"1982-10-04","end":"1985-09-30"},{"text":"Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden (1 August 1980 – 8 October 1982)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4189744","start":"1980-08-01","end":"1982-10-08"},{"text":"Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden (12 October 1979 – 8 October 1982)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1749063","start":"1979-10-12","end":"1982-10-08"},{"text":"member of the Swedish Riksdag (1 October 1979 – 1 October 1979)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10655178","start":"1979-10-01","end":"1979-10-01"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Sweden (18 October 1978 – 12 October 1979)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q687075","start":"1978-10-18","end":"1979-10-12"},{"text":"Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden (7 March 1978 – 18 October 1978)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4189744","start":"1978-03-07","end":"1978-10-18"},{"text":"party leader (1978–1983)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1553195","start":"1978","end":"1983"},{"text":"Minister of Immigration (11 January 1977 – 7 March 1978)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18242897","start":"1977-01-11","end":"1978-03-07"},{"text":"Minister for International Development Cooperation (8 October 1976 – 18 October 1978)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10686038","start":"1976-10-08","end":"1978-10-18"},{"text":"member of the Swedish Riksdag (4 October 1976 – 10 October 1976)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10655178","start":"1976-10-04","end":"1976-10-10"},{"text":"member of the Swedish Riksdag (10 January 1974 – 4 October 1976)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10655178","start":"1974-01-10","end":"1976-10-04"},{"text":"member of the Swedish Riksdag (11 January 1971 – 10 January 1974)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10655178","start":"1971-01-11","end":"1974-01-10"},{"text":"member of the Second Chamber (1965–1970)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81531912","start":"1965","end":"1970"},{"text":"chairperson (1962–1964)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140686","start":"1962","end":"1964"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53733#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14539974","date":"1991-04-08"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53733#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ola_Ullsten","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53733"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Ola Ullsten born?","a":"Ola Ullsten was born on 23 June 1931 in Umeå landsförsamling."},{"q":"What positions has Ola Ullsten held?","a":"Positions held by Ola Ullsten include: Swedish ambassador to Italy (1989–1996); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ola Ullsten.JPG — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Ola Ullsten\". DigiNepal. Last updated 10 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ola-ullsten. Retrieved 11 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-10T06:52:07Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-11","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/ola-ullsten","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/ola-ullsten","ne":null}}