Jan Arne Björklund (born 18 April 1962) is a Swedish politician. He is the leader of the Liberal People's Party and serves as Minister for Education and Deputy Prime Minister in the Swedish government.
Jan 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 and his mother Ragna came to Sweden from Norway as a war refugee in 1944. He...
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Jan Arne Björklund (born 18 April 1962) is a Swedish politician. He is the leader of the Liberal People's Party and serves as Minister for Education and Deputy Prime Minister in the Swedish government.
Jan 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 and 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 lack 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 at the royal Life Guards in Stockholm, from where he retired as a major in 1994 to start a new career in politics.
Björklund early became a member of the Liberal Youth of Sweden, the youth wing of the Liberal People's Party, in 1976. He was elected as a member of board of the organization in 1983...
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