Jakob Forssmed

Jakob Forssmed (born 28 December 1974) is a Swedish politician who serves as Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson since October 2022.^[1][2] A member of the Christian Democrats, he has been a member of the Riksdag since 2014^[3] and first deputy leader under Ebba Busch since 2015.^[3]

Jakob Forssmed
Forssmed in 2023
Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 October 2022
Prime Minister	Ulf Kristersson
Preceded by	Ardalan Shekarabi (as Minister for Health and Social Affairs)
Member of the Riksdag
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 September 2014
Constituency	Stockholm County
Personal details
Born	(1974-12-28) 28 December 1974 (age 50) Jönköping, Sweden
Political party	Christian Democrats
Relatives	Ola Forssmed (second cousin)

Prior to entering the Riksdag, Forssmed was a state secretary in the coordination unit of the Prime Minister's Office during the cabinet of Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt from 2006 to 2014.^[4] He also served as chairman of the Young Christian Democrats from 2001 to 2004.^[4]