Gunnar Strömmer

Gunnar Sören Folke Strömmer (born 19 September 1972) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has served as minister for justice in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since October 2022^[1][2] and previously served as secretary-general of the Moderate Party from 2017 to 2022.^[3] He was chairman of the Moderate Youth League, the youth wing of the Moderate Party, from 1998 to 2000.

Gunnar Strömmer
Strömmer in 2024
Minister for Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 October 2022
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister	Ulf Kristersson
Preceded by	Morgan Johansson
Secretary-General of the Moderate Party
In office 12 October 2017 – 19 October 2022
Leader	Ulf Kristersson
Preceded by	Anders Edholm
Succeeded by	Karin Enström
Chairman of the Moderate Youth League
In office 3 January 1998 – 15 November 2000
Preceded by	Thomas Idergard
Succeeded by	Tove Lifvendahl
Personal details
Born	Gunnar Sören Folke Strömmer (1972-09-19) 19 September 1972 (age 52) Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
Political party	Moderate Party
Spouse	Irene Beertema ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	3
Alma mater	Uppsala University

A lawyer by profession, Strömmer served as a member of the executive board of the Moderate Party from 2015 to 2017, and as a party secretary in 2017-2022. Prior to that, he worked as a lawyer at the Gernandt & Danielsson law firm in Stockholm, and as manager of the non-profit Centrum för rättvisa.

In 2013, he was named "Swede of the Year" by the Fokus magazine.^[4]

Honours and decorations

Sweden:

• 15 September 2023: Recipient of the Commemorative Golden Jubilee Medal of His Majesty The King.^[5]