Alf Svensson (politician)

Alf Svensson
Svensson in 2003
Member of European Parliament
In office
14 July 2009  1 July 2014
Leader of the Christian Democrats
In office
5 July 1973  3 April 2004
Preceded byBirger Ekstedt
Succeeded byGöran Hägglund
Minister for International Development Cooperation
In office
4 October 1991  7 October 1994
Prime MinisterCarl Bildt
Preceded byLena Hjelm-Wallén
Succeeded byPierre Schori
Personal details
Born
Alf Robert Olof Svensson

(1938-10-01) 1 October 1938
Skövde, Sweden
Political partyChristian Democrats
Spouse
Sonja Svensson
(m. 1977)
Children3
OccupationAdjunkt

Alf Robert Olof Svensson (born 1 October 1938) is a Swedish politician and author. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2014. Svensson was the leader of the Christian Democrats in Sweden between 1973 and 3 April 2004. He was a Member of Parliament from 1985 to 1988, and again from 1991 until his election to the European Parliament in 2009. Between 1991 and 1994 he was Minister for Development Cooperation in the liberal-conservative Cabinet led by Prime Minister Carl Bildt.