Gunnar Sören Folke Strömmer (born 19 September 1972) is a Swedish politician of the

Moderate Party The Moderate Party ( , , M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative* * * * * List of political parties in Sweden, political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free ma ...

. He has served as

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in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since October 2022 and previously served as secretary-general of the

from 2017 to 2022. He was chairman of the

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, the youth wing of the Moderate Party, from 1998 to 2000. A lawyer by profession, Strömmer served as a member of the

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of the Moderate Party from 2015 to 2017, and as a party secretary in 2017-2022. Prior to that, he worked as a lawyer at the Gernandt & Danielsson law firm in Stockholm, and as manager of the non-profit ''Centrum för rättvisa''. In 2013, he was named "Swede of the Year" by the '' Fokus'' magazine.

Honours and decorations

: * 15 September 2023: Recipient of the Commemorative Golden Jubilee Medal of His Majesty The King.

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