Juno Blom

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Juno Blom
Juno Blom in January 2014
Ombudsman for Children in Sweden
Assumed office
1 March 2024
Preceded byElisabeth Dahlin
Party secretary of the Liberals
In office
28 June 2019 – 8 April 2022
Party leaderNyamko Sabuni
Preceded byMaria Arnholm
Succeeded byMaria Nilsson
Member of the Riksdag
In office
24 September 2018 – 1 March 2024
ConstituencyÖstergötland County
Personal details
Born (1968-10-08) 8 October 1968 (age 55)
Norrköping, Sweden
Political partyLiberals

Juno Maria Petra Blom (born 8 October 1968)[1] is a Swedish civil servant and former politician (of the Liberals) who has served as Ombudsman for Children in Sweden since 1 March 2024.[2]

Blom became a member of the Liberals in 2017 and was elected Member of the Riksdag in the 2018 Swedish general election[3], serving until her appointment as Ombudsman for Children in Sweden in 2024, representing the constituency of Östergötland County. She was the party secretary of the Liberals from June 2019 to April 2022 during the leadership of Nyamko Sabuni.[4]

For twelve years prior to her entrance in the Riksdag, Blom advocated against honor violence and honor oppresition in the regional council for Östergötland county.[5]

Blom was during her adolescent years a promising golf player among the Norrköping Golfclub.[6]

Awards[edit]

Blom was awarded the Pela och Fadime (Pela och Fadime-utmärkelsen) award in 2018 for her fight against honor violence and oppression.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sveriges befolkning 1980. Stockholm: Sveriges släktforskarförb. 2004. LIBRIS link.
  2. ^ Regeringskansliet, Regeringen och (29 February 2024). "Juno Blom ny barnombudsman". Regeringskansliet (in Swedish).
  3. ^ "Juno Blom (L) tar klivet in i riksdagen". svt.se. Sveriges Television (SVT). Archived from the original on 21 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Juno Blom (L) ny partisekreterare: "Många känslor"" (in Swedish). Expressen. 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Juno Blom blir (L)iberal". folkbladet.se (in Swedish). folkbladet. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Sista kvaldagen på NT-golfen". nt.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Pela och Fadime-utmärkelsen till Juno Blom". svt.se. Sveriges Television (SVT). Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
Party political offices
Preceded by Party secretary of the Liberals Party
2019–2022
Succeeded by