Kenneth Gustaf Forslund (born 14 May 1967) is a

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who has been a

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of the Swedish

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since 2002 and First Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag since 2022. Prior to taking the latter office, Forslund headed the Riksdag Foreign Policy Committee, and was the spokesperson on foreign aid and foreign policy in the

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. Kenneth G. Forslund is representing the

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of Västra Götaland County West. He is originally a communications officer. In the social democratic party Kenneth G. Forslund is in charge of the foreign aid portfolio. He is also the President of the party district in

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. Kenneth G. Forslund was in charge of the process leading to "The Agenda for Global Development", describing the party's aid policies. He is often contributing as a commentator and an analyst in both Swedish and international media. On 23 September 2022 it was announced that he would be nominated as speaker of the Parliament by the Social Democratic party for the period 2022–2026. He was elected First Deputy Speaker on 26 September.

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, - , - , - 1967 births Living people Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Members of the Riksdag 2006–2010 Members of the Riksdag 2010–2014 Members of the Riksdag 2014–2018 Members of the Riksdag 2018–2022 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Members of the Riksdag 2022–2026 {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub