Peter Persson | |
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Persson in September 2014 | |
Member of the Riksdag | |
In office 4 October 2010 – 31 August 2020 | |
Succeeded by | Thomas Strand |
Constituency | Jönköping County |
Personal details | |
Born | Leif Peter Gunnar Persson 1955 (age 68–69) |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Spouse | Margareta Persson |
Leif Peter Gunnar Persson (born 1955) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Jönköping County between October 2010 and August 2020.[1]
Persson is the son of Leif Persson and Ingegerd Persson (née Karlsson).[1] He was an instrument mechanic in Nymölla from 1974 to 1984.[1] He was a member of the municipal council in Kristianstad Municipality.[1] He was a member of the municipal council in Jönköping Municipality between 1988 and 2010.[1] He was married to former Riksdag member Margareta Persson.[2][3] He retired from politics in 2020 and moved back to Kristianstad.[4]