He was a Member of Parliament from 1991 to 2006 and Minister for Defence in the Swedish government from 2006 to 2007.
hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv pˈɑːɹləmənt fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ænd mˈɪnɪstɚ fɔːɹ dᵻfˈɛns ɪnðə swˈiːdɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən.