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ORGANIZER
Olle Burell
President of the Stockholm City Council – STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
Olle Burell is the President of the Stockholm City Council and a prominent figure in Swedish public life with extensive experience as an elected representative in various roles. A Social Democrat politician, he has served in the City Council since 2002 and has held numerous leadership positions in municipal and national organizations.
From 2014 to 2018, Burell served as Vice Mayor for Schools and Education in Stockholm, during which he was also Chairman of the Education Committee and SISAB. In 2018, he was elected Opposition Vice Mayor. Following the general and local elections in 2022, he was elected President of the Stockholm City Council. He also serves as Chair of the Diocese Council of Stockholm and is a board member of both the Swedish National Day Foundation, Stockholm Business Region, and Stockholms Byggnadsförening.
In previous roles, Burell has been Chair of the Stockholm Water Foundation and the Stockholm Green Innovation District, as well as a member of the City Executive Board. He has also served as 1st Ombudsman for the Stockholm District of the Social Democratic Party and Deputy Secretary General of the Olof Palme International Center. From 2001 to 2004, he was Federal Secretary of the Brotherhood Movement.
Burell holds a Master’s degree in Architecture from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and has returned to architectural practice alongside his political commitments. His design work includes residential buildings in Nykvarn and the ash cemetery at Maria Magdalena Cemetery in Södermalm, leaving a tangible imprint on the built environment of Stockholm.
