Torbjörn Björlund | |
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![]() Björlund in May 2010 | |
Member of the Riksdag | |
In office 2 October 2006 – 29 September 2014 | |
Constituency | Östergötland County |
Personal details | |
Born | John Torbjörn Björlund 1957 (age 66–67) |
Political party | Left Party |
John Torbjörn Björlund (born 1957) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Left Party, he represented Östergötland County between October 2006 and September 2014. [1] He was also a substitute member of the Riksdag for Linda Westerlund Snecker twice: between April 2015 and June 2015; and between August 2015 and January 2016. [1] [2] [3]
Björlund is the son of train driver Åke Björlund and journalist Maj-Britt Björlund (née Wennberg). [1] He was educated in Motala and studied leisure education at Linköping University. [1] He was a gardener (1977), paper mill worker (1977-1985), substitute teacher (1986), leisure teacher (1986-1987), treatment assistant (1988-1989), consultant (1989-2002) and an ombudsman (2003-2006). [1]