Johan Pehrson

Johan Pehrson
Pehrson in 2023
Minister for Education
Assumed office
10 September 2024
MonarchCarl XVI Gustaf
Prime MinisterUlf Kristersson
Preceded byMats Persson
Minister for Employment and Integration
In office
18 October 2022  10 September 2024
Prime MinisterUlf Kristersson
Preceded byEva Nordmark (Employment)
Anders Ygeman (Integration)
Succeeded byMats Persson
Leader of the Liberals
Assumed office
8 April 2022
Preceded byNyamko Sabuni
Leader of the Liberals
in the Riksdag
In office
28 June 2019  8 April 2022
LeaderNyamko Sabuni
Preceded byChrister Nylander
Succeeded byMats Persson
In office
11 October 2006  28 September 2014
LeaderLars Leijonborg
Jan Björklund
Preceded byAnna Grönlund Krantz
Succeeded byErik Ullenhag
Member of the Riksdag
Assumed office
24 September 2018
ConstituencyÖrebro County
In office
5 October 1998  19 April 2015
ConstituencyÖrebro County
Personal details
Born
Carl Johan Georg Pehrson

(1968-05-08) 8 May 1968
Örebro, Sweden
Political partyLiberals
Spouse
Marie Brodin
(m. 2025)
Children4
Alma materUppsala University (LL.M.)

Carl Johan Georg Pehrson (born 8 May 1968) is a Swedish politician who has been leader of the Liberal Party since 8 April 2022, a Member of Parliament since 2018, representing Örebro County, and Minister for Education since September 2024. He also served as Minister for Employment and Integration before that as well as representing the same constituency as Member of Parliament from 1998 to 2015. On 28 April 2025 he announced his resignation as Liberal leader and Minister of Education. He will remain on both posts until 24 June 2025 when the next liberal party conference is due to be held.