Goran Persson

Goran Persson
Hans Göran Perssonserved as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and was leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 January 1949
CountrySweden
inspirational new-year time
Let our New Year's resolution be this: we will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word.
unique irreplaceable valuable
A human being is so irreplaceable. So valuable and so unique.
humans working-life
We must make working life more human.
sorrow remember burden
Remember, the burden of sorrow is doubled when it is borne alone.
pain air joy
Do not be afraid that joy will make the pain worse; it is needed like the air we breathe.
party europe wish
It is the hope of the European Union that Ariel Sharon will keep the peace process alive and continue the dialogue according to the wishes of all the parties involved.
europe sweden remember
Remember one thing - that Sweden is performing better than the rest of Europe.
born difference great promise tax
We're not going to be able to promise those born in the 1940s any great tax cuts. That's the first difference this evening.