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Hans Gunnar Axén (born 9 July 1967) is a Swedish

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and a member of the Swedish

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for

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from 1998 to 2014. Born and raised in

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, he was at one time the chairman of the local

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district. He still actively supports the Moderate Youth League in Östergötland, which has made him rather popular among young Moderate Party members. He was a

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before being elected to the Riksdag in 1998. He is known for his

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and was one of the few in the Moderate Party who voted for

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rights for

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. He managed to beat Gunilla Carlsson to the number one spot on the Moderate Party list in Östergötland for the Riksdag election in 2006.

External links

Riksdagen: Gunnar Axén (m)Official homepage: Gunnar Axén
1967 births Living people People from Norrköping Members of the Riksdag from the Moderate Party Members of the Riksdag 1998–2002 Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Members of the Riksdag 2006–2010 Members of the Riksdag 2010–2014 20th-century Swedish politicians {{Sweden-Moderate-politician-stub