Jan Björklund
| Jan Björklund | |
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| Leader of the Liberals | |
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Assumed office 7 September 2007 |
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| Party secretary |
Erik Ullenhag Nina Larsson Maria Arnholm |
| Preceded by | Lars Leijonborg |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden | |
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In office 5 October 2010 – 3 October 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
| Preceded by | Maud Olofsson |
| Succeeded by | Åsa Romson |
| Minister for Education | |
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In office 12 September 2007 – 3 October 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
| Preceded by | Lars Leijonborg |
| Succeeded by | Gustav Fridolin |
| Minister for Schools | |
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In office 6 October 2006 – 12 September 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Ibrahim Baylan |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Minister for Education |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
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Assumed office 2 October 2006 |
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| Personal details | |
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18 April 1962 Skene, Sweden |
| Political party | Liberals |
| Spouse(s) | Anette Brifalk |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician, military officer |
Jan Arne Björklund (born 18 April 1962) is a Swedish politician of the Liberals. He is the Leader of the Liberals since 2007 and has been Member of the Riksdag since 2006, representing . He served as Minister for Education from 2007 to 2014 and as Deputy Prime Minister from 2010 to 2014.
Jan Björklund was born in Skene (today a part of Mark Municipality), Älvsborg County (today Västra Götaland County), Sweden. His father Arne worked in the textile industry and his mother Ragna came to Sweden from Norway as a war refugee in 1944. He came from a working class home and both of his parents lack higher education.
After he had completed upper secondary education (gymnasium) in 1982, Björklund enlisted in the Swedish Armed Forces and earned the rank of officer in 1985. He then served at the royal Svea Life Guards in , from where he retired as a major in 1994 to start a new career in politics.
Björklund early became a member of the Liberal Youth of Sweden, the youth wing of the Liberal People's Party, in 1976. He was elected as a member of board of the organization in 1983 and served as its second deputy chairman between 1985 and 1987. He has served as a member of board of the Liberal People's Party since 1990. He joined the party's leadership in 1995, became second deputy chairman in 1997 and first deputy chairman in 2001.
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