Per Westerberg
Minister for Industry and Trade
In office 1991 – 1994
Preceded by	Rune Molin
Succeeded by	Sten Heckscher
Speaker of the Riksdag
Incumbent
Assumed office  2006
Preceded by	Björn von Sydow
Born	August 2, 1951 (1951-08-02) (age 58)
Political party	Moderate Party
Occupation	politician, businessman

Per Erik Gunnar Westerberg (born 2 August 1951) is a Swedish Moderate Party politician and as of 2006 the current Speaker of the Riksdag.

Westerberg was born in Nyköping and graduated from Stockholm School of Economics in 1974. His family has been running a family business for generations and he is now the richest member of the Riksdag, with a personal wealth exceeding 200 million SEK, (around $30 million 2006). His brother, Lars Westerberg, is CEO of Autoliv.

Per Westerberg has been active within Moderate politics since the election campaign in 1966, when he joined the Moderate Youth League. In 1979, he was elected to the Riksdag for his home county of Södermanland; he is currently the longest serving member of the Riksdag. During the Moderate-led government 1991-1994, Westerberg served as Minister for Industry and Trade. In 2003 he was elected as one of the three Vice Speakers of the Riksdag, and on October 2, 2006 he was elected as Speaker of the Riksdag.

Per Westerberg and his family continue to make their home in Nyköping and he continues to serve on the Board of the Moderate Party and as chairman of the Moderate Party in Södermanland.

[edit] External links

• Per Westerberg on the Moderate Party website
• Per Westerberg on the Riksdag website

Preceded by Rune Molin	Minister for Industry and Trade 1991–1994	Succeeded by Sten Heckscher
Preceded by Björn von Sydow	Speaker of the Riksdag 2006–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
NAME	Westerberg, Per
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Swedish Moderate Party politician and as of 2006 the current Speaker of the Riksdag.
DATE OF BIRTH	2 August 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nyköping
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH