Morgan Johansson
Morgan Johansson | |
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![]() Johansson in 2017 | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden | |
Assumed office 10 September 2019 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven Magdalena Andersson |
Preceded by | Margot Wallström |
Minister for Justice | |
Assumed office 3 October 2014 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven Magdalena Andersson |
Preceded by | Beatrice Ask |
Minister of the Interior | |
Assumed office 30 November 2021 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Prime Minister | Magdalena Andersson |
Preceded by | Mikael Damberg |
In office 27 July 2017 – 21 January 2019 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
Preceded by | Anders Ygeman |
Succeeded by | Mikael Damberg |
Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy | |
In office 21 January 2019 – 30 November 2021 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
Preceded by | Heléne Fritzon |
Succeeded by | Anders Ygeman |
In office 3 October 2014 – 27 July 2017 | |
Monarch | Carl XVI Gustaf |
Prime Minister | Stefan Löfven |
Preceded by | Tobias Billström |
Succeeded by | Heléne Fritzon |
Personal details | |
Born | Tomas Morgan Johansson 14 May 1970 Höganäs, Sweden |
Political party | Social Democrats |
Tomas Morgan Johansson (born 14 May 1970) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats. He has served as Minister for Justice since 2014 and as Minister of the Interior since 2021, having previously served in that position from 2017 to 2019. He served as Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy from 2014 to 2017 and again from 2019 to 2021.[1]
Johansson was previously Minister for Public Health and Social Services in the Persson Cabinet from 2002 to 2006 and has been a Member of the Riksdag for the southern Skåne County electoral district since the 1998 elections. As a member of the opposition, he was Chairman of the Committee on Justice of the Riksdag from 2010 to 2014.
Career[]
Early career[]
Johansson worked as a journalist and editorial writer for the social democratic daily newspaper Arbetet Nyheterna 1994-1997 and as a political expert in the Prime Minister's Office from 1997 to 1998.
In 2010, author Christer Isaksson described Johansson as a member of the left-leaning faction of the Social Democratic Party.[2] He is also a member of the Swedish Humanist Association and has previously served on the association board.
Minister of Justice[]
Johansson was appointed minister of justice on 3 October 2014 in Stefan Löfven’s cabinet.
On 23 March 2015, Johansson was attacked at the Broby hospital asylum center in Broby, Östra Göinge Municipality, Skåne. A 25-year-old man charged at Johansson and sprayed him with a fire extinguisher. The attacker was quickly apprehended and Johansson was not injured in what was referred to as a premeditated assault.[3]
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In November 2019, the Sweden Democrats issued a vote of no confidence at Johansson due to the escalating gang crime and the ongoing bombing campaign. The no confidence vote was supported by Moderate Party and the Christian Democrats but at 151 votes against the needed 175, did not have enough votes in the Riksdag to carry. The no confidence vote was interpreted as a signal from those three opposition parties that the government was losing control of the situation.[4]
On 26 December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Johansson was seen shopping at Nova Lund, a small shopping mall in Lund. He was accompanied with several bodyguards. This was criticised, because he violated the recommendations from the Public Health Agency of Sweden. The Prime Minister, Stefan Löfven, condemned the act, saying it was “careless”.[5]
On 12 December 2021, Johansson stated that the Stockholm police had failed in fighting crime. He also mentioned that municipalities that failed fighting crime could learn from those who successfully did so. He also specified that there were boundaries for how far the government would go when it came to legislation. He also said he didn’t want to go further with body searches and raising the limit for exclude severe criminal gang members.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Sweden reveals new 'feminist' cabinet". The Local.se. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Isaksson, Christer (2010). Den nya vän(s)tern : [åt vilket håll går socialdemokraterna?]. Stockholm: Ekerlid. ISBN 978-91-7092-146-9
- ^ Radio, Sveriges. "Minister attackerad på asylboende - P4 Kristianstad".
- ^ Hamidi-Nia, Gilda (15 November 2019). "Misstroendeomröstning i riksdagen mot justitieminister Morgan Johansson (S)" (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Hangasmaa, Karin Selåker (27 December 2020). "Morgan Johansson (S) gick på mellandagsrean – trots Löfvens skarpa uppmaning" (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Sveriges justisminister mener politiet har mislyktes" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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