Håkan Juholt

Håkan Juholt (born 16 September 1962) is a Swedish politician and diplomat who was Leader of the Social Democrats from 2011 to 2012. and as Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa from 2020 to 2025.

Early life and career Juholt was born in Oskarshamn, a town of 17,000 on the Baltic Sea and the site of a nuclear power plant. His father worked in Oskarshamn as a printer and was a union man. His maternal grandfather was the artist Arvid Källström (1893–1967). When Jytte Guteland, chairman of the party's youth league (SSU), called for the whole board to offer their resignation, he was the first to support her.

The controversy seriously damaged the Social Democrats' poll ratings. There was heated debate in the media over both Juholt's and Aftonbladet's conduct.

Seven Social Democratic politicians called for Juholt to resign as party leader, despite having held that position for just half a year. ") by Tom Alandh, in turn based on the book by author . The book in particular describes the events leading up to Juholt's resignation as an intricate coup carried out by the party elite with close support from leading financial establishments in Sweden, such as the Wallenberg oligarchal family. Suhonen's source material includes secret recordings from meetings of the party's Executive Committee.