Kenneth G. Forslund | |
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| First Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2022 | |
| Speaker | Andreas Norlén |
| Preceded by | Åsa Lindestam |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| Assumed office 30 September 2002 | |
| Constituency | Västra Götaland County West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Gustaf Forslund (1967-05-14)14 May 1967 (age 58) Kungälv, Sweden |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
Kenneth Gustaf Forslund (14 May 1967) is a Swedish politician who serves in theRiksdag forVästra Götaland County West as a member of theSwedish Social Democratic Party (SAP) since 2002, and has been theFirst Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag since 2022. A member of the SAP since 1980, Forslund was chair of the party and its youth league inKungälv andBohuslän.
Kenneth Gustaf Forslund was born inKungälv, Sweden, on 14 May 1967.[1][2]
Forslund is a member of theSwedish Social Democratic Party (SAP)[1] and joined the party'syouth league in 1980.[2] He chaired the SAP inBohuslän from 2007 to 2017. He was chair of the SAP's youth league in Bohuslän and Kungälv from 2009 to 2017.[1] He was a member of Kungälv's municipal council.[2]
In the2002 election Forslund was elected to theRiksdag forVästra Götaland County West.[1] In 2022, he was selected asFirst Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag.[3] 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.[1] He was the SAP's spokesman on development aid policy from 2011 to 2014.[2]
Forslund is a member of theOlof Palme International Center's board.[1]
Forslund is the father of three children.[1]
Forslund was opposed to the reparation of 33 people toTurkey in order for Turkey to drop its opposition to Sweden's admission toNATO.[4] He worked for the yes campaign during thereferendum to join theEuropean Union in 1994.[2]
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee 2014–2018 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee 2019–2022 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | First Deputy Speaker of the Riksdag 2022–present | Incumbent |