Election of the Director General of the Riksdag
Translated from Swedish by AI; the translation may contain errors. The Swedish text is the original.
Summary AI, written in advance
The debate concerned the election of the Speaker's Director. The Speaker proposed that Ingvar Mattson should be elected if 1. The Speaker considered that Mattson is a very experienced civil servant who has performed his assignment in the best possible way 1. He argued that Mattson works correctly and has great sensitivity towards the needs of the members and the party groups 1. The Speaker considered that he is a leader who can uphold rules while also being flexible 1. The Speaker also considered that he is broadly appreciated among the members of the Riksdag 1. The Chamber approved the proposal and elected Ingvar Mattson as Speaker's Director 1.
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TALMANNEN
A memorandum regarding the election of the Speaker's Director has been distributed to the members' benches. As appears from the memorandum, which will formally be read out shortly by the Chamber Secretary, the Speaker and the group leaders propose that Ingvar Mattson be re-elected as Speaker's Director.
Ingvar Mattson has been parliamentary director for two electoral periods since 2018. He has previously served as, among other things, Auditor General and Director General for Statskontoret, and he also has a long career within the committee system in the Riksdag, including as head of the chancellery for the Committee on Finance.
Ingvar Mattson is a very experienced civil servant who, in my and the group leaders' opinion, has performed his mission as Parliamentary Director in the very best way. He always works in a correct manner, and at the same time, he has a great sensitivity toward the needs and wishes of the members and the party groups. From my standpoint, I think it is precisely such a leader that the Parliamentary Administration needs, that is, a leader who can uphold the rules that exist for the Parliamentary Administration and for the Riksdag and at the same time is flexible and responsive toward the needs that exist in this house. My impression is that he is broadly appreciated also among the members of the Riksdag. It was a simple decision when he made himself available to propose the chamber's re-election of Ingvar Mattson.
The following communication was read:
Election of the Director General of the Riksdag
The election of the Speaker of the Riksdag takes place at the beginning of the parliamentary session nearest to a regular election to the Riksdag. The election is valid for the period until a new election of the Speaker of the Riksdag has been carried out.
The vote shall be prepared by a group consisting of the Speaker and the group leaders.
The group has convened today and unanimously decided to propose that Parliamentary Director Ingvar Mattson be re-elected as Parliamentary Director.
On behalf of the preparatory group
The Chamber approved the submitted proposal and thereby elected Ingvar Mattson as Parliamentary Director.
Source: The Swedish Parliament. The speeches come from the open data of the Riksdag, translated into English by AI, which may contain errors.