Editing Göran Persson (section)

== After leaving office ==
In October 2007, Persson released his memoirs, "Min väg, mina val" (My path, my choices). [http://www.svd.se/dynamiskt/inrikes/did_14387555.asp]
In March 2007 a documentary series consisting of four one-hour episodes aired on [[Sveriges Television|SVT]], chronicling Persson's time in office. The documentary became controversial due to Persson's negative comments about both his party members and staff and against his political opponents.

Persson left his seat in the Riksdag in April 2007. In May 2007 he announced that he would be working as a consultant for the Stockholm-based PR firm JKL in the future. In April 2008 he was installed as chairman of the board of [[Sveaskog]], a forestry business group owned by the Swedish government. He held the post until 2015. In 2019 he became chairman of [[Swedbank]], one of Sweden's largest banks.

In late 2008, he became a member of the [[European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation]], a not-for-profit organization established to monitor [[Toleration|tolerance]] in Europe and prepare recommendations on fighting [[xenophobia]] and intolerance on the continent.

In March 2010, Persson was elected to the Board of Directors of [[World Resources Institute]].<ref>[[World Resources Institute]] [http://www.wri.org/about/board/goran-persson Biosketch of Göran Persson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427020718/http://www.wri.org/about/board/goran-persson |date=2012-04-27 }}. Accessed March 27, 2012.</ref>
<ref>[http://www.wri.org/press/2010/03/former-swedish-prime-minister-goeran-persson-joins-wri-board Former Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson Joins WRI Board] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428214004/http://www.wri.org/press/2010/03/former-swedish-prime-minister-goeran-persson-joins-wri-board |date=2012-04-28 }}. Accessed March 27, 2012.</ref>