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Leif Pagrotsky, born 20 October 1951 in Gothenburg, is a Swedish Social Democratic politician who had various posts in the government of Göran Persson between 1996 and 2006. ==Biography== Pagrotsky has a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science in economics from Gothenburg University. Before joining the Cabinet, he held a number of key economic advisory positions and worked at the Central Bank of Sweden, the OECD and in the Ministry of Finance. He served as Director for Fiscal and Financial Affairs until 1987 when he was appointed Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister. He has served on a number of boards, including the boards of the European Investment Bank and the Stockholm Stock Exchange. He has been very open about his angina pectoris, a condition stemming from insufficient oxygen supply to the heart. He has had heart surgery twice and has shared his experience in order to increase awareness about this condition. Pagrotsky is 1.61 meters (5'3 In the 22 April 2009 episode of ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', Pagrotsky is interviewed by reporter Wyatt Cenac on the subject of "Swedish socialism", as part of a satirical story on the impact that socialist reform has had on Swedish society. Pagrotsky is asked to apologize for "ushering in the socialism that tears at the souls of () countrymen", which Pagrotsky refuses to, defending the Swedish model by arguing that while Sweden has a big surplus in trade, the United States suffers from a deficit and has to borrow money from Sweden. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leif Pagrotsky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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