Jan Ertsborn (born 1944) is a

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. He has been a

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of the

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since 2002. In October 2007, Jan Ertsborn called for the Swedish government to make bestiality illegal in the country, believing the cause for it to be legal to be unjustified. From 2012 to 2014 he was the

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. He was succeeded by Esabelle Dingizian.

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1944 births Living people Members of the Riksdag 2002–2006 Members of the Riksdag 2006–2010 Members of the Riksdag 2010–2014 Members of the Riksdag from the Liberals (Sweden) {{Sweden-LiberalPeople-politician-stub