Joar Forssell
Joar Forssell | |
|---|---|
Joar Forssell in 2018. | |
| Member of the Swedish Parliament for Stockholm Municipality | |
| Assumed office 24 September 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1993 |
| Party | Liberals |
| Parents |
|
| Occupation | Politician |
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 Liberal Youth of Sweden (LUF).[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.
Drug liberalization
Joar 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
- ^ "Joar Forssell (L)". riksdagen.se. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Joar Forssell (L) – Riksdagen". riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Joar Forssell – Liberala Ungdomsförbundet". Liberala Ungdomsförbundet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 December 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Valresultat 2018". val.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ a b "LUF: Det är nolltoleransen mot droger som dödar ungdomarna". nyheter24.se (in Swedish). 20 June 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ ""Svensk narkotikapolitik är inhuman och misslyckad"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.