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Johan Forssell

Politician

Johan Forssell is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Johan Forssell · چوهان فورسيل				[sources]
Other name	Carl Johan Henrik Forssell · Johan				[sources]
Birth date	1979-12-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Kista kyrkobokföringsdistrikt				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Sweden				[sources]
Country	Sweden				[sources]
Citizenship	Sweden				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Carl · Henrik · Johan				[sources]
Last name	Forssell				[sources]
Website	www.johanforssell.com · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5737622				[sources]
Position	Chair of the Committee on Social Insurance (2018-2019) · Member of the Committee on Defence (2010-2014) · Member of the Committee on Defence (2014-2014) · Member of the Committee on Justice (2019-) · Member of the Committee on Social Insurance (2014-2014) · 14 more...				[sources]
Education	Stockholm School of Economics				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Sweden's Minister for Aid and Foreign Trade

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Riksdag	2018-09-24	2022-09-26
Member of the Riksdag

Data sources

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Source data IDs: evpo-7d90d807-9bf4-46fe-80e2-2b1f775d77ca · us-cia-sweden-johan-forssell-minister-for-foreign-trade-international-development-cooperation

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