Kenneth G. Forslund

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Kenneth Gustaf Forslund (14 May 1967) is a Swedish politician who serves in the Riksdag for Västra Götaland County West as a member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party (SAP) since 2002, and has been the First Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag since 2022. A member of the SAP since 1980, Forslund was chair of the party and its youth league in Kungälv and Bohuslän.

Early life

Kenneth Gustaf Forslund was born in Kungälv, Sweden, on 14 May 1967.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Career

Forslund is a member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party (SAP)Template:Sfn and joined the party's youth league in 1980.Template:Sfn He chaired the SAP in Bohuslän from 2007 to 2017. He was chair of the SAP's youth league in Bohuslän and Kungälv from 2009 to 2017.Template:Sfn He was a member of Kungälv's municipal council.Template:Sfn

In the 2002 election Forslund was elected to the Riksdag for Västra Götaland County West.Template:Sfn In 2022, he was selected as First Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag.Template:Sfn During his tenure in the Riksdag he has served as chair of the Foreign Affairs committee from 2014 to 2022, Deputy member of the EU Affairs committee from 2011 to 2012, and since 2022, and Deputy member of the Defence committee since 2022.Template:Sfn He was the SAP's spokesman on development aid policy from 2011 to 2014.Template:Sfn

Forslund is a member of the Olof Palme International Center's board.Template:Sfn

Personal life

Forslund is the father of three children.Template:Sfn

Political positions

Forslund was opposed to the reparation of 33 people to Turkey in order for Turkey to drop its opposition to Sweden's admission to NATO.Template:Sfn He worked for the yes campaign during the referendum to join the European Union in 1994.Template:Sfn

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Political offices
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee
2014–2018 Template:S-ttl/check
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee
2019–2022 Template:S-ttl/check
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Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/check First Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag
2022–present Template:S-ttl/check
Incumbent

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