Gunnar Sören Folke Strömmer (born 19 September 1972) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has served as minister for justice in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since October 2022[1][2] and previously served as secretary-general of the Moderate Party from 2017 to 2022.[3] He was chairman of the Moderate Youth League, the youth wing of the Moderate Party, from 1998 to 2000.
Gunnar Strömmer | |
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![]() Strömmer in 2024 | |
Minister for Justice | |
Assumed office 18 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Ulf Kristersson |
Preceded by | Morgan Johansson |
Secretary-General of the Moderate Party | |
In office 12 October 2017 – 19 October 2022 | |
Leader | Ulf Kristersson |
Preceded by | Anders Edholm |
Succeeded by | Karin Enström |
Chairman of the Moderate Youth League | |
In office 3 January 1998 – 15 November 2000 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Idergard |
Succeeded by | Tove Lifvendahl |
Personal details | |
Born | Gunnar Sören Folke Strömmer 19 September 1972 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden |
Political party | Moderate Party |
A lawyer by profession, Strömmer served as a member of the executive board of the Moderate Party from 2015 to 2017, and as a party secretary in 2017-2022. Prior to that, he worked as a lawyer at the Gernandt & Danielsson law firm in Stockholm, and as manager of the non-profit Centrum för rättvisa.
In 2013, he was named "Swede of the Year" by the Fokus magazine.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Sweden's new Government". Government of Sweden. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Gunnar Strömmer (M) från Örnsköldsvik blir ny justitieminister". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Gunnar Strömmer - ny partisekreterare i Moderaterna". unt.se. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Han blev Årets svensk". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
External links
edit- Media related to Gunnar Strömmer at Wikimedia Commons