Johan Forssell (politician, born 1979)
Johan Forssell | |
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| Member of the Swedish Parliament for Stockholm Municipality | |
| Assumed office 4 October 2010 | |
| In office 2 October 2006 – 15 November 2006 | |
| Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 15 November 2006 – 6 September 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
| Preceded by | Jan Larsson |
| Succeeded by | Kristoffer Tamsons |
| Chairman of the Moderate Youth League | |
| In office November 2004 – November 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Christofer Fjellner |
| Succeeded by | Niklas Wykman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 8, 1979 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Moderate Party |
| Spouse | Kristine Forssell |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Stockholm School of Economics London School of Economics Otago School of Business |
| Website | http://johanforssell.se |
Carl Johan Henrik Forssell (born 8 December 1979) is a Swedish Moderate Party politician who is a Member of the Swedish Parliament for Stockholm Municipality since 2010. He previously served as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt from 2006 to 2007, and who prior to that served as chairman of the Moderate Youth League from 2004 to 2006.
Personal life and education
Johan Forssell was born in Stockholm but he grew up in Örebro. He has a Master of Business and Economics degree from the Stockholm School of Economics. He did his military service with the Arctic Rangers at K4 in Arvidsjaur.
Political career
Forssell joined the Moderate Youth League (Template:Lang-sv) in 1992. He served as chairman of the Moderate School Youth from 1998 to 1999 and was elected as member of the board of the Moderate Youth League in 2000. He was elected as new chairman of the Moderate Youth League on November 20, 2004, following the resignation of Christofer Fjellner. He served on this post until November 25, 2006, when he was succeeded by Niklas Wykman.
In the general election held on September 17, 2006, Forssell was elected a member of the Riksdag. As the new cabinet was announced on October 6, Forssell was appointed as Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. He left his place in the Riksdag following his new appointment.
In September 2007 he resigned from the position of Chief of Staff and become the Moderate Partys planning manager for the 2010 general election. Following the 2010 election, he returned to the Swedish Parliament where he serves as member of the Defence Committee.