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Björklund
Björklund or Bjørklund or Bjorklund is a surname of Swedish and Norwegian origin. Notable people with the surname include: Björklund *Anders Björklund (born 1945), Swedish neuroscientist *Elina Björklund (born 1970), Finnish business executive *Eva Björklund (born 1942), Swedish Left Party politician *Gustafva Björklund (1794–1862), Swedish cook book author *Heléne Björklund (born 1972), Swedish social democratic politician *Henrik Björklund (born 1990), Swedish ice hockey player *Irina Björklund (born 1973), Finnish actress *Jan Björklund (born 1962), Swedish politician *Joachim Björklund (born 1971), Swedish professional footballer *Kristoffer Björklund (born 1978), Swedish football player *Leni Björklund (born 1944), Swedish Social Democratic politician *Mirjam Björklund (born 1998), Swedish tennis player *Rolf Björklund (born 1937), Finnish sprint canoer *Timothy Björklund, American director of animated film and television Bjørklund *Kjetil Bjørklund (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Björklund
Jan Arne Björklund (born 18 April 1962) is a Swedish Liberal politician. He was member of the Riksdag from 2006 to 2019, representing Stockholm County, and served as leader of the Liberals from 2007 to 2019. Björklund served as Minister for Education from 2007 to 2014, and as Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden from 2010 to 2014. He was designated Swedish Ambassador to Italy on 28 May 2020 and took office on 1 September 2020. Early life Björklund was born in Skene (today a part of Mark Municipality), Älvsborg County (today Västra Götaland County), Sweden. His father, Arne, worked in the textile industry; his mother, Ragna, came to Sweden from Norway as a war refugee in 1944. He came from a working class home, and both of his parents lacked higher education. After he had completed upper secondary education ('' gymnasium'') in 1982, Björklund enlisted in the Swedish Armed Forces, and earned the rank of officer in 1985. He then served in the royal Svea Life Guards in Stockholm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
