Torbjörn Björlund

Swedish politician (born 1957)

Torbjörn Björlund

Björlund in May 2010

Member of the Riksdag
In office
2 October 2006 – 29 September 2014
Constituency| Östergötland County
Personal details
Born|

John Torbjörn Björlund

1957 (age 66-67)
Political party| Left Party

John Torbjörn Björlund (born 1957) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Left Party, he represented Östergötland County between October 2006 and September 2014.[1] He was also a substitute member of the Riksdag for Linda Westerlund Snecker twice: between April 2015 and June 2015; and between August 2015 and January 2016.[1][2][3]

Björlund is the son of train driver Åke Björlund and journalist Maj-Britt Björlund (née Wennberg).[1] He was educated in Motala and studied leisure education at Linköping University.[1] He was a gardener (1977), paper mill worker (1977-1985), substitute teacher (1986), leisure teacher (1986-1987), treatment assistant (1988-1989), consultant (1989-2002) and an ombudsman (2003-2006).[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Ledamöter & partier: Torbjörn Björlund (V)" (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden: Riksdag. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
2. ^ "Riksdagens protokoll 2014/15:73 Tisdagen den 17 mars". Riksdagens Protokoll (in Swedish). Vol. 2014/15, no. 73\. Stockholm, Sweden: Riksdag. 17 March 2015. p. 1\. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
3. ^ "Riksdagens protokoll 2014/15:121 Torsdagen den 27 augusti". Riksdagens Protokoll (in Swedish). Vol. 2014/15, no. 121\. Stockholm, Sweden: Riksdag. 27 August 2015. p. 2\. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.

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Members of the Parliament of Sweden for the Left Party during 2006–2010

* Ulla Andersson
* Marianne Berg
* Torbjörn Björlund
* Josefin Brink
* Rossana Dinamarca
* Marie Engström
* Egon Frid
* Siv Holma
* Wiwi-Anne Johansson
* Jacob Johnson
* Amineh Kakabaveh
* Kalle Larsson
* Hans Linde
* Elina Linna
* Lars Ohly
* Eva Olofsson
* Lena Olsson
* LiseLotte Olsson
* Peter Pedersen
* Kent Persson
* Gunilla Wahlén
* Alice Åström

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Members of the Parliament of Sweden for the Left Party during 2010–2014

* Ulla Andersson
* Bengt Berg
* Marianne Berg
* Torbjörn Björlund
* Josefin Brink
* Rossana Dinamarca
* Jens Holm
* Siv Holma
* Christina Höj Larsen
* Wiwi-Anne Johansson
* Jacob Johnson
* Amineh Kakabaveh
* Hans Linde
* Lars Ohly
* Eva Olofsson
* Lena Olsson
* Kent Persson
* Jonas Sjöstedt
* Mia Sydow Mölleby

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Party leaders|

| Party leader|

* Winberg & Höglund
* Åström & Kilbom
* Höglund
* Kilbom
* Höglund
* Kilbom
* Linderot
* Hagberg
* Hermansson
* Werner
* Schyman
* Hoffmann (acting)
* Ohly
* Sjöstedt
* Dadgostar

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Party secretary|

* Forsberg
* Hammar
* Kvist
* Mikaelsson
* Ohly
* Zethraeus
* Ahlsten
* Etzler

Parliamentary group leader|

* Bäckström
* Åström
* Linde
* Sydow Mölleby
* Karlsson
* Westling

In office|

* Never been in government1

Press|

* Flamman (since 1906)
* Ny Dag (1930–1990)
* Arbetar-Tidningen (1929–1974)
* Vänsterpress

Associates|

* Young Left
* Left Students League
* Left Party LGBT Network
* Socialist Pioneers of Sweden
* Vänstern i Svenska kyrkan

History, ideology and cooperation|

* The history of the Left Party
* The Red-Greens
* Socialism
* Feminism
* European United Left–Nordic Green Left

1On several occasions the Left Party has collaborated with Social Democratic governments

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