Peter Magnus Nilsson (born 24 February 1968) is a Swedish journalist and official.
P. M. Nilsson was an editor at
Expressen
''Expressen'' (''The Express'') is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden, the other being '' Aftonbladet''. ''Expressen'' was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and its slogans are "it stings" or "''Expressen'' to your rescue". ...
between 1999 and 2008, and after that founded the website
Newsmill TV4 Newsmill was a Swedish website for "news commentary and debate".
Debate was opened to the public on 3 September 2008. It was operated at that time by Peter Magnus Nilsson (CEO, editor and publisher), Leo Lagercrantz (Editorial Director) and Kare ...
. In 2012 the site was acquired by
Veckans Affärer
''Veckans Affärer'' (, lit. "the week's business") was a Swedish business magazine published on a weekly basis in Stockholm, dealing in all business-related matters both within and outside Sweden. It was in circulation between 1965 and 2019.
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after financial problems, and Nilsson instead became head of news at
Bonnier AB
Bonnier AB (), also the Bonnier Group, is a privately held Swedish media group of 175 companies operating in 15 countries. It is controlled by the Bonnier family.
Background
The company was founded in 1804 by Gerhard Bonnier in Copenhagen, Denm ...
. He went back to being an editor again in 2013, but then at
Dagens Industri.
On 27 October 2022, Nilsson was appointed as
state secretary working for
Ulf Kristersson
Ulf Hjalmar Ed Kristersson (born 29 December 1963) is a Swedish politician who has been serving as Prime Minister of Sweden since October 2022. He has been the leader of the Moderate Party (M) since October 2017 and a member of the Riksdag (MP ...
in the
Cabinet Office. He was criticized in 2023 for having illegally fished
European eel
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Eels have been important sources of ...
, a species classified as critically endangered. After the revelations that he had falsely denied this to the authorities and that he was being investigated by the police, he resigned from office on 26 January 2023.
He was subsequently hired by the
economically liberal
Economic liberalism is a political and economic ideology that supports a market economy based on individualism and private property in the means of production. Adam Smith is considered one of the primary initial writers on economic liberalis ...
think tank
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Timbro
Timbro is a liberal think tank and publishing company located in Stockholm, Sweden. In its present form Timbro was founded in 1978 by Sture Eskilsson and the Swedish Employers’ Association, a precursor to the Confederation of Swedish Enterpris ...
, and was announced in August 2023 as its next
CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especiall ...
, replacing
Benjamin Dousa
Benjamin Arif Dousa (born 5 December 1992) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He was the national chairman of the Moderate Youth League from 2016 to 2020. He was re-elected to the position on 24 November 2018.
Life and career
Dous ...
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References
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Swedish journalists
1968 births
Living people