Morgan Johansson

Morgan Johansson
Morgan Johansson
Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 September 2019 Serving with Isabella Lövin (2019–2020)
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister	Stefan Löfven
Preceded by	Margot Wallström
Minister for Justice
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 October 2014
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister	Stefan Löfven
Preceded by	Beatrice Ask
Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 January 2019
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister	Stefan Löfven
Preceded by	Heléne Fritzon
	In office; 3 October 2014 – 27 July 2017
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister	Stefan Löfven
Preceded by	Tobias Billström
Succeeded by	Heléne Fritzon
Minister of the Interior
	In office; 27 July 2017 – 21 January 2019
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister	Stefan Löfven
Preceded by	Anders Ygeman
Succeeded by	Mikael Damberg
Personal details
Born	14 May 1970; Höganäs, Sweden
Political party	Social Democrats

Morgan Johansson (full name: Tomas Morgan Johansson, born 14 May 1970) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats. He has served as Minister of the Interior since 2017 and as Minister for Justice since 2014. He served as Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy from 2014 to 2017.[1]

Johansson was previously Minister for Public Health and Social Services in the Persson Cabinet from 2002 to 2006 and has been a Member of the Riksdag for the southern Skåne County electoral district since the 1998 elections. As a member of the opposition he was Chairman of the Committee on Justice of the Riksdag from 2010 to 2014.

Johansson worked as a journalist and editorial writer for the social democratic daily newspaper Arbetet Nyheterna 1994-1997 and as political expert in the Prime Minister's Office from 1997 to 1998.

In 2010 author Christer Isaksson described Johansson as a member of the left-leaning faction of the Social Democratic Party.[2] He is also a member of the Swedish Humanist Association and has previously served on the association board.

On 23 March 2015 Johansson was attacked at the Broby hospital asylum center in Broby, Östra Göinge Municipality, Skåne. A 25-year-old man charged at Johansson and sprayed him with a fire extinguisher. The attacker was quickly apprehended and Johansson was not injured in what was referred to as a premeditated assault.[3]

Picture of Morgan Johansson in January 2020

In November 2019, the Sweden Democrats issued a vote of no confidence at Johansson due to the escalating gang crime and the ongoing bombing campaign. The no confidence vote was supported by Moderate Party and the Christian Democrats but at 151 votes against the needed 175, did not have enough votes in the Riksdag to carry. The no confidence vote was interpreted as a signal from those three opposition parties that the government was losing control of the situation.[4]

On the 26 December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Morgan was seen shopping at Nova Lund, a small shopping mall in Lund. He was accompanied with several bodyguards. This was criticised, because he violated the recommendations from the Public Health Agency of Sweden. The Prime Minister, Stefan Löfven, condemned the act, saying it was “careless”.[5]

References

"Sweden reveals new 'feminist' cabinet". The Local.se. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
Isaksson, Christer (2010). Den nya vän(s)tern : [åt vilket håll går socialdemokraterna?]. Stockholm: Ekerlid. ISBN 978-91-7092-146-9
Radio, Sveriges. "Minister attackerad på asylboende - P4 Kristianstad".
Hamidi-Nia, Gilda (2019-11-15). "Misstroendeomröstning i riksdagen mot justitieminister Morgan Johansson (S)" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-11-17.
Hangasmaa, Karin Selåker (2020-12-27). "Morgan Johansson (S) gick på mellandagsrean – trots Löfvens skarpa uppmaning" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-12-28.

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Political offices
Preceded by –	Member of the Riksdag for the south electoral district of Skåne County 1998–2014	Succeeded by Marianne Pettersson
Preceded by Ingvar Johnsson	Deputy chairman of the Riksdag's Committee on Justice 2002	Succeeded by Susanne Eberstein
Preceded by Ingela Thalén	Minister for Public Health 2002–2006	Succeeded by Maria Larsson
Preceded by Thomas Bodström	Chairman of the Riksdag's Committee on Justice 2010–2014	Succeeded by Beatrice Ask
Preceded by Beatrice Ask	Minister for Justice 2014–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Tobias Billström	Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy 2014–2017	Succeeded by Heléne Fritzon
Preceded by Anders Ygeman	Minister of the Interior 2017–2019	Succeeded by Mikael Damberg
Preceded by Heléne Fritzon	Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy 2019–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Margot Wallström	Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden 2019–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Svante Lindqvist as former Marshal of the Realm	Swedish order of precedence as Deputy Prime Minister	Succeeded by Government ministers

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[1] "Sweden reveals new 'feminist' cabinet". The Local.se. Retrieved 4 October 2014.

[2] Isaksson, Christer (2010). Den nya vän(s)tern : [åt vilket håll går socialdemokraterna?]. Stockholm: Ekerlid. ISBN 978-91-7092-146-9

[3] Radio, Sveriges. "Minister attackerad på asylboende - P4 Kristianstad".

[4] Hamidi-Nia, Gilda (2019-11-15). "Misstroendeomröstning i riksdagen mot justitieminister Morgan Johansson (S)" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2019-11-17.

[5] Hangasmaa, Karin Selåker (2020-12-27). "Morgan Johansson (S) gick på mellandagsrean – trots Löfvens skarpa uppmaning" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-12-28.