Anders Sundström

Anders Sundström (born 26 July 1952) is a Swedish banker, businessman and former politician of the Swedish Social Democratic Party.

Biography Sundström studied human geography and economics at Umeå University from 1972 to 1975, and became mayor of Piteå Municipality in 1980, at the age 27, the youngest at the time. He stayed as mayor until 1994.

Following the 1994 Swedish general election, when the Social Democrats returned to government, Sundström served as government minister. He was first minister for employment from 1994 to 1996, in the Carlsson III Cabinet. After having held the post for 20 days in October 1998, he changed his mind and resigned. Sundström served as Member of Parliament in 1998, following his resignation from the government.

In 1999 Sundström became the CEO of the Pitedalens Sparbank, a savings bank in his home region, which in 2001 was renamed Sparbanken Nord following a fusion with another bank.

He was considered a possible contender for the leadership of the Social Democratic Party after Håkan Juholt's resignation in January 2012.

Sundström is domestic partner with Social Democratic politician Anna Hallberg.