Age, Biography and Wiki
Klas Eklund was born on 16 July, 1952 in Uppsala, Sweden, is a Swedish economist and author (born 1952). Discover Klas Eklund's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?
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| Occupation |
Economist · author |
| Age |
71 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
16 July 1952 |
| Birthday |
16 July |
| Birthplace |
Uppsala, Sweden |
| Nationality |
Sweden
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Klas Eklund Height, Weight & Measurements
At 71 years old, Klas Eklund height not available right now. We will update Klas Eklund's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Klas Eklund's Wife?
His wife is Pernilla Ström (m. 1992-2016)
| Family |
| Parents |
Bengt Eklund
Fylgia Zadig |
| Wife |
Pernilla Ström (m. 1992-2016) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Sigge · Fredrik |
Klas Eklund Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Klas Eklund worth at the age of 71 years old? Klas Eklund’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from Sweden. We have estimated Klas Eklund's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Writer |
Klas Eklund Social Network
Timeline
Eklund was born in Kvarngärdet, Uppsala as the son of the actor couple Bengt Eklund (1925-1998) and Fylgia Zadig (1921-1994).
He went to high school in Stockholm, but also spent his senior year at Wausau Senior High in Wisconsin, USA.
He completed a BA degree in economics from the Stockholm School of Economics, where he later completed a Licentiate degree.
He also has a degree in economic history and Russian from the University of Stockholm.
Klas Eklund (born 16 July 1952) is a Swedish economist and author.
From 1982 until 1990, Eklund was employed in the Swedish Ministry of Finance, where he finally held the position of deputy under-secretary of state, and in the Prime Minister's Office, where he was an economic policy adviser and speechwriter to the PM.
He was one of the closest collaborators of Kjell-Olof Feldt, the then Minister of Finance, and was seen as one of the leading modernisers of the Swedish Social Democratic party.
He has chaired several government commissions, including the Swedish Productivity Advisory Panel and "The commission to enhance the efficiency of the public sector".
Eklund was also the secretary of a joint effort from the labour movement to write a strategic vision of the future beyond the welfare state (1989).
Apart from economic and political publications, Eklund has written the political thriller Läckan ("The Leak", 1990) which was made into a TV series, broadcast on Swedish national television in 1994.
Eklund is married and lives in Southern Stockholm.
His elder son Sigge Eklund is a novelist and screenwriter, and his younger son is Fredrik Eklund, a real estate broker, New York Times bestselling author, and reality show TV star.
From 1994 to 2007 he was the chief economist of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, one of the largest banks in Scandinavia.
From 2007 to 2015, he was the bank's Senior Economist.
He has served as an economic policy adviser to the European Commission, and participated in an international expert group which in 2009 published a plan for China's climate policy.
In 2009, he was appointed adjunct Professor of economics, University of Lund.
He is on a number of boards including the Sixth General Pension Fund, and Mistra, a government-funded foundation for environmental research.
Eklund has also published a book on climate change, "Vårt klimat" ("Our Climate", 2009), a biography of former Swedish PM Olof Palme (2010, as part of a big history project with biographies of all Swedish Prime Ministers since 1900), and a book about China's economic and political development (2011).
In 2011, he was appointed member of the Swedish government's "Commission for the Future", chaired by the Prime Minister.
In 2012 he was ranked the most influential person in Sweden as regards sustainability issues.
He was also selected as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences IVA.
His most recent books are about innovation policy ("A framework for innovation policy", 2012) and economic growth ("Growth", 2015).
In 2015 he chaired another Government commission on the future of the labour market.
From 2016 to 2017 he was SEB's Sustainability Economist.
In 2017, he was awarded His Majesty the King's gold medal for "outstanding services as an economist".
His many publications include the textbook Vår ekonomi. En introduktion till samhällsekonomin ("Our Economy: An Introduction to Economics"), which so far has been published in 14 Swedish editions and is translated into both Russian and Chinese.
He has published some 1,000 articles in different magazines and newspapers.
He has written books on taxes, globalisation and growth.
Since January, 2018, Klas Eklund is the Senior Economist of the law firm Mannheimer Swartling.
