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| + | '''Mats Johansson''' was Political Editor of the newspaper ''[[Svenska Dagbladet]]'', CEO/Publisher of the free market think-tank [[Timbro]], and MP for the conservative [[Moderate Party]]. He was mentioned as a person of interest for the [[Integrity Initiative]], but died in [[2017]], before the Initiative got off the ground. He was also a member of The [[Mont Pelerin Society]]. | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| + | After working at ''Norrköping's Tidningar'' 1977-1978, he was Head of Information for the [[Moderate Party]] 1978-1979 and an worked at the newspaper [[Svenska Dagbladet]] 1980-1985, in the years 1984-1985 as correspondent in [[Washington DC]]. He was CEO of the business think tank [[Timbro]] 1988 to 1995, before switching back and becoming political editor-in-chief of ''Svenska Dagbladet'' again from [[2000]] to [[2003]]. | ||
| − | + | Johansson was member of parliament from October 2006 to September 2014, for the conservative [[Moderate Party]]. He was a member of the Culture Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as chairman of the Riksdag's Baltic network. | |
| − | + | Johannson founded the [[Stockholm Free World Forum]] in 2011. As a Standing Rapporteur in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 2011-2013 he published a report about The State of Media Freedom in Europe. As chairman of the Swedish parliamentary network for the Baltic states he was decorated by the republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.<ref>https://frivarld.se/nyheter/stockholm-free-world-forum-mourns-loss-mats-johansson/</ref> | |
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In 2015 he started the Stockholm Free World Forum’s Foreign Policy Academy, creating an educational unit of the think-tank for students and young politicians and serving as its first principal. He also returned to journalism as a columnist in various papers and magazines. | In 2015 he started the Stockholm Free World Forum’s Foreign Policy Academy, creating an educational unit of the think-tank for students and young politicians and serving as its first principal. He also returned to journalism as a columnist in various papers and magazines. | ||
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He has published a number of books, including <i>The new Cold War. Where does Russia go?</i> (2008), <i>Cold War 2.0. Russia rearms</i> (2013) and <i>Cold War 2.1 - The Return of the Evil Empire</i> (2015). | He has published a number of books, including <i>The new Cold War. Where does Russia go?</i> (2008), <i>Cold War 2.0. Russia rearms</i> (2013) and <i>Cold War 2.1 - The Return of the Evil Empire</i> (2015). | ||
| − | + | He was member of The Boards of Directors at the public broadcaster [[Swedish Television|Swedish Radio and Swedish Television]]. | |
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| Born | 26 December 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Uppsala, University of Stockholm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Integrity Initiative/Cluster/Nordic, Mont Pelerin Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interests | NATO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swedish editor mentioned as a person of interest by the Integrity Initiative, but died in 2017
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Mats Johansson was Political Editor of the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, CEO/Publisher of the free market think-tank Timbro, and MP for the conservative Moderate Party. He was mentioned as a person of interest for the Integrity Initiative, but died in 2017, before the Initiative got off the ground. He was also a member of The Mont Pelerin Society.
Career
After working at Norrköping's Tidningar 1977-1978, he was Head of Information for the Moderate Party 1978-1979 and an worked at the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet 1980-1985, in the years 1984-1985 as correspondent in Washington DC. He was CEO of the business think tank Timbro 1988 to 1995, before switching back and becoming political editor-in-chief of Svenska Dagbladet again from 2000 to 2003.
Johansson was member of parliament from October 2006 to September 2014, for the conservative Moderate Party. He was a member of the Culture Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as chairman of the Riksdag's Baltic network.
Johannson founded the Stockholm Free World Forum in 2011. As a Standing Rapporteur in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 2011-2013 he published a report about The State of Media Freedom in Europe. As chairman of the Swedish parliamentary network for the Baltic states he was decorated by the republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.[1]
In 2015 he started the Stockholm Free World Forum’s Foreign Policy Academy, creating an educational unit of the think-tank for students and young politicians and serving as its first principal. He also returned to journalism as a columnist in various papers and magazines.
He has published a number of books, including The new Cold War. Where does Russia go? (2008), Cold War 2.0. Russia rearms (2013) and Cold War 2.1 - The Return of the Evil Empire (2015).
He was member of The Boards of Directors at the public broadcaster Swedish Radio and Swedish Television.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Brussels Forum/2015 | 20 March 2015 | 22 March 2015 | Germany North Rhine-Westphalia Cleve | Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund. The 2015 main theme was (R)evolution. |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2004 | 21 January 2004 | 25 January 2004 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres. |
References
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