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Bo "Bosse" Karchimirer Ringholm (born August 18, 1942) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He is the previous Minister of Finance, and still a member of the Swedish government, with the titles of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Policy Coordination and Minister for Sport (effective from November 1, 2004). August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The Swedish Social Democratic Workers Party (Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti, commonly referred to as Socialdemokraterna), is the largest political party in Sweden. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ringholm was born in Falköping, a town in the west of Sweden, and grew up in a working-class family. He lacks higher education, and dropped out of high school after failing both math and english. Like many Swedish Social Democratic politicians of his generation, Ringholm started his political career in the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League, an organisation he led from 1967 to 1972. After stepping down, Ringholm worked as a political adviser at the Ministries of the Interior and Labour. He also became active in the local politics of Stockholm. From 1973 he was a member of the Stockholm County Council, and two years later he was elected to the executive committee of the Stockholm party branch. In 1976 he became a director at the Ministry of Education and Science, and worked in the government administration until he became County Councillor for Stockholm County from 1983. From 1997 he was the director-general of the Swedish Labour Market Board (AMS), until Prime Minister Göran Persson unexpectedly named him to succeed Erik Åsbrink as Minister for Finance in 1999. Falköping Municipality is located in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden where the town of Falköping is seat. ... The Swedish Social Democratic Youth League (Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Ungdomsförbund, abbreviated SSU) is a social democratic youth organisation in Sweden, affiliated with the Swedish Social Democratic Party and the Swedish Trade Union Confederation. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Old town in Stockholm from the air â–¶(?) is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake Mälaren. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Stockholm County Council, or Stockholms Läns Landsting, is a the County Council of Stockholm County in Sweden. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Stockholm County, or Stockholms län, is a County or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Prime Minister or Statsminister is the head of Government in Sweden. ... nogon er en liten @#%/&#¤ och ser ut sÃ¥ här Göran Persson at his home, ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

On October 21, 2004, Göran Persson announced a restructuring of his government, in which Ringholm was moved from the Ministry of Finance to become Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Policy Coordination and Minister for Sport. The reason cited by Persson was Ringholm was not interested in continuing as Minister of Finance following the coming 2006 general elections. His successor is Pär Nuder. October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image:Pär Nuder 2. ...

Although Ringholms given name is Bo, he is almost always referred to as "Bosse", the common Swedish nickname for Bo - even in formal circumstances. He is a teetotaller. He is also known for his great interest in sports, and was the chair of Enskede sports club for 15 years until he declared he was going to step down when he became Minister for Sport. His involvement in the club has been far from unproblematic. In the summer of 2004, it was discovered that the club had neglected to pay taxes related to the sale of ad space. Ringholm denied any knowledge of this but promised that the taxes were going to be paid. A few month later the Swedish national public radio aired a news story claiming that Enskede sports club had made payments to trainers without reporting them to tax authorities, prompting the Swedish National Tax Board to investigate the matter. Ringholm, however, denied the allegations. Teetotalism is the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. ...

External link

• Bosse Ringholm's home page on the Swedish Government web site