Johnny Ahlqvist, born 4 July 1948, is a Swedish

ombudsman An ombudsman (, also ,), ombud, ombuds, ombudswoman, ombudsperson or public advocate is an official who is usually appointed by the government or by parliament (usually with a significant degree of independence) to investigate complaints and at ...

and

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politician.

Parliamentary career

Ahlqvist was a member of parliament from 1985 to 2000, elected in the northern and eastern constituencies of

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. He was primarily active in the labor market committee, as deputy 1985–91, member 1991-94 and chairman 1994–00. He was also a member of the: * Social Committee, 1988-91 * EU Committee, 1995-2000 * Interparliamentary Delegation, 1994-00 * Parliamentary Election Committee, 1998-00 *

War Delegation The War Delegation ( sv, krigsdelegationen, or ''KD'') is a standing committee of the Riksdag, with its functions enumerated in the Instrument of Government and the Riksdag Act, with the purpose of replacing the Riksdag as a whole whenever Sweden i ...

, 1994–00 He attended the 2010 wedding of

Crown Princess Victoria Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland (Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée; born 14 July 1977) is the heir apparent to the Swedish throne, as the eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf. If she ascends to the throne as expecte ...

with

Carina Moberg Carina Elisabeth Moberg (17 April 1966 – 15 August 2012) was a Swedish social democratic politician who was leader of her party's group in the Riksdag from 2011 to 2012, when she was replaced by Mikael Damberg. She had been an MP representing ...

References

1948 births Living people Swedish social democrats Ombudsmen in Sweden {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub