Pål Jonson

Swedish politician (born 1972)

Pål Jonson

Jonson in 2023

Minister for Defence

Incumbent

Assumed office
18 October 2022
Prime Minister| Ulf Kristersson
Preceded by| Peter Hultqvist
Member of the Riksdag

Incumbent

Assumed office
12 October 2016
Preceded by| Pia Hallström
Constituency| Värmland County
Personal details
Born|  (1972-05-30) 30 May 1972 (age 52)
Arvika, Sweden
Political party| Moderate Party
Alma mater|

* Georgetown University (BA)
* College of Europe (MA)
* King's College (PhD)

Military service
Branch/service|  Swedish Navy
Years of service| 1994
Rank| Private (Coastal Ranger)
Unit| Vaxholm Coastal Artillery Regiment (KA1)

Pål Henning Jonson (born 30 May 1972)[1] is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has served as Minister for Defence in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since 2022.[2][3]

## Biography

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Jonson was born on 30 May 1972, in Älgå on the northwestern shore of Lake Glafsfjord (Göta-Älv basin). His parents, Bo Jonson and Marya Jonson, were farmers.[4]

In 1991, Jonson graduated from the sports gymnasium in Luxel. In 1998 he graduated from Georgetown University, where he studied international politics and received a bachelor's degree. He graduated with a Master of Arts in European politics from the College of Europe in 1999.[4] In 2005, he completed his Ph.D. in military science from King's College London.[4]

He worked as an analyst at the Swedish Defence Research Agency from 2000 to 2005 and was head of the Moderate Party's office in the European Parliament from 2005 to 2006. He served as political advisor within the Ministry of Defence from 2006 to 2007 and as political advisor on foreign affairs for the Moderate Party in the Riksdag rom 2007 to 2012. He was a visiting researcher at the NATO Defense College (NDC) in 2009.

Jonson was Communications Director of the Swedish Security & Defence Industry Association (Sv: Säkerhets- och försvarsföretagen) and Secretary-General of the Swedish Atlantic Council from 2013 to 2016.[4]

Jonson was elected to the municipal council in Arvika Municipality for the Moderate Party in 2006 and was chairman of the Moderate Party in Värmland County from 2010 to 2012. Following the death of Pia Hallström in 2016,[5] Jonson succeeded her as member of the Riksdag for the Värmland County constituency.

## Honours

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* Estonia: Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class (2 May 2023)[6]

## References

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1. ^ Sveriges befolkning 1980, CD-ROM, version 1.00 (Sveriges Släktforskarförbund 2004).
2. ^ "Sweden's new Government". Government of Sweden. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
3. ^ Sweden, Radio (18 October 2022). "Ulf Kristersson names ministers in his three-party government". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
4. ^ a b c d "Pål Jonson (M)". Sveriges Riksdagen (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
5. ^ "Pål Jonson (M) ny riksdagsledamot". Sveriges Radio P4 Värmland (in Swedish). 24 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
6. ^ "Bearers of Decorations". president.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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Peter Hultqvist

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