Joar Nils Arvid Karlsson Forssell (born 17 February 1993) is a Swedish politician and a member of the Swedish parliament.[2] Between 6 August 2016 and 18 August 2019 he was chairperson of LUF, Liberal Youth of Sweden.[3] In the 2018 parliamentary elections he got a place in the parliament for the Liberals.[2] He is one of the 20 members of parliament that belong to the Liberals.[4] He is a member of the Taxation Committee since 2018.
Joar Forssell | |
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.jpg) Joar Forssell in 2018. | |
| Member of the Swedish Parliament for Stockholm Municipality | |
| Assumed office 24 September 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1993 |
| Political party | Liberals |
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| Occupation | Politician |
Drug liberalization
editJoar is a Swedish cannabis rights activist,[5] and has expressed his opinion against the zero tolerance drug policy of Sweden.[5][6] He is also a supporter of abolishing the monarchy and was the recipient of an award from the Swedish Republican Association.
References
edit- ^ "Joar Forssell (L)". riksdagen.se. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Joar Forssell (L) - Riksdagen". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Joar Forssell - Liberala Ungdomsförbundet". Liberala Ungdomsförbundet (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Valresultat 2018". www.val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ a b "LUF: Det är nolltoleransen mot droger som dödar ungdomarna". nyheter24.se (in Swedish). 20 June 2017.
- ^ ""Svensk narkotikapolitik är inhuman och misslyckad"". DN.SE (in Swedish). 25 March 2017.
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