Johan Pehrson

Carl Johan Georg Pehrson (born 8 May 1968) is a Swedish politician with the Liberal People's Party. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1998, representing Örebro County, and is the current Chairman of the parliament's Committee on Justice (since 2002). He is also the Liberal People's Party's spokesperson on justice policy and Chairman of the Alliance for Sweden working group on justice policy.

Johan Pehrson
Leader of the Liberals in the Swedish Riksdag
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 June 2019
Leader	Nyamko Sabuni
Preceded by	Christer Nylander
In office 11 October 2006 – 28 September 2014
Leader	Lars Leijonborg Jan Björklund
Preceded by	Anna Grönlund Krantz
Succeeded by	Erik Ullenhag
Member of the Swedish Riksdag for Örebro County
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 september 2018
In office 5 October 1998 – 19 April 2015
Personal details
Born	8 May 1968
Political party	Liberal People's Party

Pehrson was born in Längbro in Örebro County. He has a Bachelor 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.

Pehrson lives in Örebro with his wife and four children.

External links

• Johan Pehrson at the Liberal People's Party
• Johan Pehrson at the Riksdag