Johan Pehrson

Johan Pehrson
Johan Pehrson
	Pehrson in 2022
Minister for Education
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 September 2024
Prime Minister	Ulf Kristersson
Preceded by	Mats Persson
Minister for Employment and Integration
	In office; 18 October 2022 – 10 September 2024
Prime Minister	Ulf Kristersson
Preceded by	Eva Nordmark (Employment); Anders Ygeman (Integration)
Succeeded by	Mats Persson
Leader of the Liberals
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 8 April 2022
Preceded by	Nyamko Sabuni
Leader of the Liberals; in the Riksdag
	In office; 28 June 2019 – 8 April 2022
Leader	Nyamko Sabuni
Preceded by	Christer Nylander
Succeeded by	Mats Persson
	In office; 11 October 2006 – 28 September 2014
Leader	Lars Leijonborg; Jan Björklund
Preceded by	Anna Grönlund Krantz
Succeeded by	Erik Ullenhag
Member of the Riksdag
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 24 September 2018
Constituency	Örebro County
	In office; 5 October 1998 – 19 April 2015
Constituency	Örebro County
Personal details
Born	8 May 1968 (age 56); Örebro, Sweden
Political party	Liberals
Children	4
Alma mater	Uppsala University (LL.M.)

Carl Johan Georg Pehrson (born 8 May 1968) is a Swedish politician who has been leader of the Liberal Party since 8 April 2022.^[1] He has been a Member of Parliament since 2018, representing Örebro County, and previously represented the same constituency from 1998 to 2015.^[2] He is Minister for Education since September 2024, having served as Minister for Employment and Integration before that.^[3]

Biography

Early life and career

Pehrson was born in Längbro in Örebro County. He has a Bachelor of Laws degree from Uppsala University. He became a member of the Liberal People's Party in 1985 with a previous background from the Liberal Youth of Sweden. Before being elected to the parliament in 1998, Pehrson worked as a court clerk at the Örebro district court. From 2001 to 2002 Pehrson was Party Secretary of the Liberal People's Party.^[4]

Leader of the Liberals Party (2022–present)

On 8 April 2022, Nyamko Sabuni resigned as party leader. On the same day, the Liberals announced that Pehrson, as the first deputy chairman, would take over as acting party leader. He led the Liberals over the 2022 Swedish general election. At an extraordinary party meeting in December, Pehrson was elected as party leader on a permanent basis.^[5]^[6]

Following the election the Liberals joined a coalition government with the Moderates and Christian Democrats, with Pehrson becoming Minister for Employment and Integration in the Kristersson Cabinet.^[3]

In August 2024, Pehrson's Ministry of Employment reported the highest number of unemployed for the past decade, excluding the years of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7]

On 10 September 2024, Kristersson reshuffled his cabinet during his Declaration of Government speech held at the Opening of the Riksdag. During this reshuffle Pehrson was appointed Minister for Education and was replaced as Minister for Employment and Integration by Education Minister Mats Persson.^[8]

Personal life

Johan Pehrson 2012

Pehrson lives in Örebro with his wife and four children.^[9]

References

^ "Johan Pehrson on becoming the Liberals' new party leader". Nord News. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
^ "Här är länets riksdagsledamöter". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Sweden's new Government". Government of Sweden. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
^ "Right now: Johan Pehrson on the future of the Liberals". Nord News. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
^ "Johan Pehrson (L) on the party leadership position: "Realizes the seriousness"". California18. 9 April 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Nyamko Sabuni resigns as leader of Sweden's troubled Liberal Party". The Local. 8 April 2022.
^ "Högsta arbetslösheten på tio år, undantaget pandemin" (in Swedish). regjeringen.se. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
^ "Ulf Kristerssons nya regering – här är alla ministrar 2024" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "Johan Pehrson ersätter Nyamko Sabuni: Gör det för att jag älskar Sverige". Aftonbladet.

External links

Johan Pehrson at the Liberal People's Party
Johan Pehrson at the Riksdag

Party political offices
Preceded by Nyamko Sabuni	Leader of the Liberals Party 2022–	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Eva Nordmark	Minister for Employment 2022–2024	Succeeded by Mats Persson
Preceded by Anders Ygeman	Minister for Integration 2022–2024	Succeeded by Mats Persson
Preceded by Mats Persson	Minister for Education 2024–	Incumbent

[auto-1] "Johan Pehrson on becoming the Liberals' new party leader". Nord News. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

[har_ar_lanets_riksdagsledamoter_2018-2] "Här är länets riksdagsledamöter". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

[:0-3] "Sweden's new Government". Government of Sweden. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.

[4] "Right now: Johan Pehrson on the future of the Liberals". Nord News. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

[5] "Johan Pehrson (L) on the party leadership position: "Realizes the seriousness"". California18. 9 April 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[6] "Nyamko Sabuni resigns as leader of Sweden's troubled Liberal Party". The Local. 8 April 2022.

[7] "Högsta arbetslösheten på tio år, undantaget pandemin" (in Swedish). regjeringen.se. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

[8] "Ulf Kristerssons nya regering – här är alla ministrar 2024" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[9] "Johan Pehrson ersätter Nyamko Sabuni: Gör det för att jag älskar Sverige". Aftonbladet.

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