Per Olof Andreas Norlén (Swedish pronunciation: [anˈdrêːas nʊˈɭeːn]; born 6 May 1973) is a Swedish politician and member of the Moderate Party who has served as Speaker of the Riksdag since September 2018.
[1] After the centre-left Löfven I Cabinet lost a vote of no confidence, Norlén began the task of nominating candidates for Stefan Löfven's successor as Prime Minister, according to the Swedish Instrument of Government.
The lengthy work of finding a prime minister that could be tolerated by the Riksdag was concluded on 18 January 2019 when Löfven was appointed for a second term.
[2] After the 2022 general elections Norlén presided over the government formations once again.
[4] On October 17 the Speaker proposed that Kristersson be appointed Prime Minister and he was approved by the Riksdag.