John Torbjörn Björlund (born 1957) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Left Party, he represented Östergötland County between October 2006 and September 2014.[1] He was also a substitute member of the Riksdag for Linda Westerlund Snecker twice: between April 2015 and June 2015; and between August 2015 and January 2016.[1][2][3]

Torbjörn Björlund
Björlund in May 2010
Member of the Riksdag
In office
2 October 2006 – 29 September 2014
ConstituencyÖstergötland County
Personal details
Born
John Torbjörn Björlund

1957 (age 66–67)
Political partyLeft Party

Björlund is the son of train driver Åke Björlund and journalist Maj-Britt Björlund (née Wennberg).[1] He was educated in Motala and studied leisure education at Linköping University.[1] He was a gardener (1977), paper mill worker (1977-1985), substitute teacher (1986), leisure teacher (1986-1987), treatment assistant (1988-1989), consultant (1989-2002) and an ombudsman (2003-2006).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Ledamöter & partier: Torbjörn Björlund (V)" (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden: Riksdag. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Riksdagens protokoll 2014/15:73 Tisdagen den 17 mars". Riksdagens Protokoll (in Swedish). Vol. 2014/15, no. 73. Stockholm, Sweden: Riksdag. 17 March 2015. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Riksdagens protokoll 2014/15:121 Torsdagen den 27 augusti". Riksdagens Protokoll (in Swedish). Vol. 2014/15, no. 121. Stockholm, Sweden: Riksdag. 27 August 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.