Juno Maria Petra Blom (born 8 October 1968) is a Swedish

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and former politician (of the Liberals) who has served as

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since 1 March 2024. Blom became a member of the Liberals in 2017 and was elected

Member of the Riksdag Members of Parliament (Swedish language, Swedish: ''riksdagsledamöter'', singular: ''riksdagsledamot'') in Sweden sit in the Riksdag. Description ''Members of Parliament'' refers to the elected members of the Riksdag. In Swedish, an MP is us ...

in the

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, serving until her appointment as

in 2024, representing the constituency of

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. She was the

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of the Liberals from June 2019 to April 2022 during the leadership of

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. 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. Blom was during her adolescent years a promising

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player among the Norrköping Golfclub.

Awards

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blom, Juno 1968 births 21st-century Swedish women politicians Leaders of political parties in Sweden Living people Members of the Riksdag 2018–2022 Members of the Riksdag 2022–2026 Members of the Riksdag from the Liberals (Sweden) People from Norrköping Municipality Women members of the Riksdag