Carl-Oskar Simon Bohlin (born 8 January 1986) is a Swedish politician who has served as Minister for Civil Defence in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since 2022. He is a member of the

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Early life and education

Bohlin is the son of Magnus Bohlin, professor emeritus at Dalarna University, and Ingrid Lindberg Bohlin. He went to junior high school in the Jakobsgårdarna area in

Borlänge Borlänge () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 44,898 inhabitants as of 2020. It is the seat of the Borlänge Municipality which as of 2017 had a total population of 51,604 inhabitants. History Originally Bor ...

and then at Falu Frigymnasium in

Falun Falun () is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 37,291 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Dalarna County. Falun forms, together with Borlänge, a metropolitan area with just over 100,000 inhabit ...

. He studied law at

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between 2007 and 2012, but does not have a candidate degree in law.

Political career

Bohlin got involved early in municipal politics in

and was elected to the municipality's children's and school board at the age of 18. In February 2005, Bohlin was elected chairman of the

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in Dalarna. He was elected to the

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in the 2010 general election. He was a candidate for the

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in the 2014 European Parliament but was not elected.

Minister for Civil Defence

Following 2022 general election, Bohlin was appointed Minister for Civil Defence (the first since 1947) and

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in the

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in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson. The ministerial portfolio also includes responsibility for

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and

civil protection Civil defense or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state (generally non-combatants) from human-made and natural disasters. It uses the principles of emergency management: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, ...

Personal life

He is married to Sara Kristoffersson (b. 1986) and has two children.

Honours

FIN Order of the Lion of Finland 1Class BAR

: Commander Grand Cross of the

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(23 April 2024)

References

1986 births Government ministers of Sweden Living people Members of the Riksdag 2022–2026 Members of the Riksdag from the Moderate Party People from Borlänge {{Sweden-Moderate-politician-stub