Morgan Johansson

Tomas Morgan Johansson (born 14 May 1970) is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats who served as deputy prime minister of Sweden from 2019 to 2022.

[1] Johansson was previously Minister for Public Health and Social Services in the Persson Cabinet from 2002 to 2006 and has been a Member of the Riksdag for the southern Skåne County electoral district since the 1998 elections.

Johansson worked as a journalist and editorial writer for the social democratic daily newspaper Arbetet Nyheterna 1994-1997 and as a political expert in the Prime Minister's Office from 1997 to 1998.

[3] In November 2019, the Sweden Democrats issued a vote of no confidence at Johansson due to the escalating gang crime and ongoing bombing campaign.

Johansson himself stated that the opposition parties were utilising attacks on his person and argued that they did not have any better solutions to reduce the recruitment of people into criminal gangs.

Johansson meeting the Indian Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju , in New Delhi on 12 May 2016.