Gunnar Strömmer

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
Minister for Justice
Assumed office
18 October 2022
Prime MinisterUlf Kristersson
Preceded byMorgan Johansson
Secretary-General of the Moderate Party
In office
12 October 2017  19 October 2022
LeaderUlf Kristersson
Preceded byAnders Edholm
Succeeded byKarin Enström
Chairman of the Moderate Youth League
In office
3 January 1998  15 November 2000
Preceded byThomas Idergard
Succeeded byTove Lifvendahl
Personal details
Born
Gunnar Sören Folke Strömmer

(1972-09-19) 19 September 1972
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Political partyModerate Party

A lawyer by profession, Strömmer served as 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

  1. "Sweden's new Government". Government of Sweden. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. "Gunnar Strömmer (M) från Örnsköldsvik blir ny justitieminister". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  3. "Gunnar Strömmer - ny partisekreterare i Moderaterna". unt.se. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. "Han blev Årets svensk". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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