Morgan Johansson
Morgan Johansson | |
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| Minister for Justice | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2014 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
| Preceded by | Beatrice Ask |
| Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy | |
| Assumed office 3 October 2014 | |
| Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
| Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
| Preceded by | Tobias Billström |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1970 Höganäs, Sweden |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
Morgan Johansson (full name: Tomas Morgan Johansson, born 14 May 1970 in Höganäs, Malmöhus County) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats. He has served as Minister for Justice and Migration in the Swedish Government, as a member of the Löfven Cabinet, since 2014.[1]
Johansson was previously Minister for Public Health and Social Services in the Persson Cabinet from 2002 to 2006 and has been a Member of the Riksdag for the southern Skåne County electoral district since the 1998 elections. As a member of the opposition he was Chairman of the Committee on Justice of the Riksdag from 2010 to 2014.
Johansson worked as a journalist and editorial writer for the social democratic daily newspaper Arbetet Nyheterna 1994-1997 and as political expert in the Prime Minister's Office from 1997 to 1998.
In 2010 author Christer Isaksson described Johansson as a member of the left-leaning faction of the Social Democratic Party.[2] He is also a member of the Swedish Humanist Association and has previously served on the association board.
References
- ^ "Sweden reveals new 'feminist' cabinet". The Local.se. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Isaksson, Christer (2010). Den nya vän(s)tern : [åt vilket håll går socialdemokraterna?]. Stockholm: Ekerlid. ISBN 978-91-7092-146-9
