Johan Pehrson

Marie Brodin

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(m. 2025)​

Johan Pehrson
Pehrson in 2023
Minister for Education
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 September 2024
Children	4
Alma mater	Uppsala University (LL.M.)

Carl Johan Georg Pehrson (born 8 May 1968) is a Swedish politician who served as leader of the Liberals Party from 8 April 2022 to June 2025 ^{[1] [2]} and as Minister for Education since September 2024.

Pehrson was Member of Parliament from 1998 to 2015 and from 2018 to 2025, representing Örebro County both times. ^[3] He served as Minister for Employment and Integration from 2022 to 2024. ^[4]

Biography

Early life and career

Pehrson was born in Längbro in Örebro County. He has a Master 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. ^[5]

Leader of the Liberals (2022–2025)

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. ^{[6] [7]}

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. ^[4]

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. ^[8]

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. ^[9] As Minister of Education, Pehrson has stated that he is paying attention to a 2024 law passed by Australia that restricts minors' social media usage. ^[10]

On 28 April 2025, Pehrson announced his resignation as leader of the Liberals. His decision was announced weeks following the resignations of several top-level Liberal politicians on 31 March. Pehrson will remain as minister and party leader until the next party conference on 24 June. ^[11]

Personal life

Johan Pehrson 2012

Pehrson lives in Örebro with his wife and four children. ^[12]

References

1. "Johan Pehrson on becoming the Liberals' new party leader". Nord News. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
2. "Johan Pehrson (L) avgår". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
3. "Här är länets riksdagsledamöter". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
4. "Sweden's new Government". Government of Sweden. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
5. "Right now: Johan Pehrson on the future of the Liberals". Nord News. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
6. "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.
7. "Nyamko Sabuni resigns as leader of Sweden's troubled Liberal Party". The Local. 8 April 2022.
8. "Högsta arbetslösheten på tio år, undantaget pandemin" (in Swedish). regjeringen.se. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
9. "Ulf Kristerssons nya regering – här är alla ministrar 2024" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
10. Ahlander, Johan (9 December 2024). "Sweden mulling social media age limit to stop gangs recruiting young people". Reuters. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
11. Jönsson, Nils (28 April 2025). "Johan Pehrson (L) avgår". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 April 2025.
12. "Johan Pehrson ersätter Nyamko Sabuni: Gör det för att jag älskar Sverige". Aftonbladet. 8 April 2022.

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 2022–2025	Succeeded by Simona Mohamsson
Political offices
Preceded by Eva Nordmark	Minister for Employment 2022–2024	Succeeded by Mats Persson
Preceded by Anders Ygeman	Minister for Integration 2022–2024
Preceded by Mats Persson	Minister for Education 2024–	Incumbent