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''Carl-Oskar'' Simon Bohlin (born 8 January 1986) is a Swedish politician who has served as Minister for Civil Defence in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since 2022. He is a member of the
: Commander Grand Cross of the
Moderate Party
The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free market, civil liberties and economic lib ...
.
Early life and education
Bohlin is the son of Magnus Bohlin, professor emeritus at Dalarna University, and Ingrid Lindberg Bohlin. He went to junior high school in the Jakobsgårdarna area in Borlänge and then at Falu Frigymnasium inFalun
Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabitan ...
.
He studied law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...
at Uppsala University
Uppsala University ( sv, Uppsala universitet) is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation.
The university rose to significance during ...
between 2007 and 2012, but does not have a candidate degree in law.
Political career
Bohlin got involved early in municipal politics in Borlänge and was elected to the municipality's children's and school board at the age of 18. In February 2005, Bohlin was elected chairman of theModerate Youth League
The Moderate Youth League ( sv, Moderata ungdomsförbundet ; MUF), officially known in English as the Swedish Young Conservatives, is the youth wing of the Swedish Moderate Party. Of the political youth organizations that received financial supp ...
in Dalarna.
He was elected to the Riksdag in the 2010 general election. He was a candidate for the European Parliament
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in the 2014 European Parliament but was not elected.
Minister for Civil Defence
Following2022 general election
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, Bohlin was appointed Minister for Civil Defence (the first since 1947) and cabinet minister in the Ministry of Defence in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson. The ministerial portfolio also includes responsibility for crisis management
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and civil protection
Civil defense ( en, region=gb, civil defence) or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state (generally non-combatants) from man-made and natural disasters. It uses the principles of emergency operations: prevention, miti ...
.
Personal life
He is married to Sara Kristoffersson (b. 1986) and has two children.Honours
* : Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland
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(23 April 2024)
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