Carl Johan Georg Pehrson (born 8 May 1968) is a Swedish

Sweden

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 politician

Politician

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 with the Liberal People's Party

Liberal People's Party (Sweden)

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. He has been a Member of Parliament

Parliament of Sweden

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 since 1998, representing Örebro County

Örebro County

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, 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

Justice

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 policy and Chairman of the Alliance for Sweden

Alliance for Sweden

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 working group on justice policy.

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

Bachelor of Laws

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 degree from Uppsala University

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. 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

Court clerk

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 at the Örebro district court

District court

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. From 2001 to 2002 Pehrson was Party Secretary of the Liberal People's Party.

Johan Pehrson currently lives in Örebro

Örebro

-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....

 with his wife and four children.

External links

• Johan Pehrson at the Liberal People's Party
  Liberal People's Party (Sweden)
  The Liberal People's Party is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right coalition The Alliance, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006...
  
  
• Johan Pehrson at the Riksdag
  Parliament of Sweden
  The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...