Mats Erik Johansson (26 December 1951 – 24 June 2017) was a Swedish journalist and politician. He was a member 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 ...

and served as a

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of the Riksdag from 2006 to 2014. He was also a delegate in the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the

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 ...

. Johansson was a Delegate to The Parliamentary Assembly of The Council of Europe (PACE), Standing Rapporteur on Media Freedom, PACE, Member of the Board of The Public Service Companies Owner Foundation, and Chairman and founder of Stockholm Free World Forum, a foreign policy think-tank. Prior to his election to office, Johansson was an editor for '' Svenska Dagbladet'' and '' Svensk Tidskrift''.

Death

Johansson died on 24 June 2017 at the age of 65.

Former positions

Former positions include: * Political Editor-in-Chief, Svenska Dagbladet (Leading Swedish Daily) * Publisher/CEO,

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Free Market Institute * Editor-in-Chief, The Swedish Business News Agency * Correspondent, Washington, D. C. * Member of The Boards of Directors, Swedish Radio, Swedish Television * Member of The Public Committee for The Free Speech Constitution * Member of The Public Committee for The Press Support System

Publications

* United States * Baltic Liberation * The Future of Europe * Russia: The New Cold War

References

External links

Riksdagen: Mats Johansson (m)

www.matsjohansson.net
(in Swedish)
http://www.freeworldforum.org/
1951 births 2017 deaths Members of the Riksdag from the Moderate Party Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class {{Sweden-Moderate-politician-stub