Mats Hellström
Swedish politician (1942–2026)
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Mats Johan Hellström[1] (12 January 1942 – 24 May 2026) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician.[2] He was minister of foreign trade from 1983 to 1986, minister for agriculture from 1986 to 1991 and minister of foreign trade again from 1994 to 1996.[2] He replaced Svante Lundkvist as agriculture minister in 1986.[3][4] During his term as agriculture minister Michael Sohlman was his state secretary.[3][4]
Hellström was born in Stockholm on 12 January 1942.[2] He was the Swedish Ambassador to Germany from 1996 to 2001.[2] Hellström also served as the governor of Stockholm County between 2002 and 2006.[2] He died on 24 May 2026, at the age of 84.[5][6]
