Jan Björklund
Swedish politician (born 1962)
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- Jan Arne Björklund (born 18 April 1962) is a Swedish Liberal politician.
- Björklund served as minister for education from 2007 to 2014, and as Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden from 2010 to 2014.
- Early life Björklund was born in Skene (today a part of Mark Municipality), Älvsborg County (today Västra Götaland County), Sweden.
- He came from a working class home, and both of his parents lacked higher education.
- He then served in the royal Svea Life Guards in Stockholm, from which he retired as a major in 1994 to start a new career in politics.
Jan Arne Björklund (born 18 April 1962) is a Swedish Liberal politician. He was a member of the Riksdag from 2006 to 2019, representing Stockholm County, and served as leader of the Liberals from 2007 to 2019. Björklund served as minister for education from 2007 to 2014, and as Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden from 2010 to 2014.
He served as Ambassador of Sweden to Italy from 2020 to 2025 and has served as Marshal of the Realm since 1 January 2026.
Early life
Björklund was born in Skene (today a part of Mark Municipality), Älvsborg County (today Västra Götaland County), Sweden. His father, Arne, worked in the textile industry; his mother, Ragna, came to Sweden from Norway as a war refugee in 1944. He came from a working class home, and both of his parents lacked higher education.
After he had completed upper secondary education (gymnasium) in 1982, Björklund enlisted in the Swedish Armed Forces, and earned the rank of officer in 1985. He then served in the royal Svea Life Guards in Stockholm, from which he retired as a major in 1994 to start a new career in politics.
Political career
In 1976, at the age of 14, Björklund became a member of the Liberal Youth of Sweden, the youth wing of the Liberal People's Party. He was elected a member of the board of the Liberal Youth in 1983, and served as its second deputy chairman between 1985 and 1987. He has served as a member of the board of the Liberal People's Party since 1990. He joined the party's leadership in 1995, became second deputy chairman in 1997, and first deputy chairman in 2001.
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