Pål Jonson

Pål Henning Jonson (born 30 May 1972)[1] is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party.

[2][3] Jonson was born on 30 May 1972, in Älgå on the northwestern shore of Lake Glafsfjord (Göta-Älv basin).

In 1998 he graduated from Georgetown University, where he studied international politics and received a bachelor's degree.

[4] He worked as an analyst at the Swedish Defence Research Agency from 2000 to 2005 and was head of the Moderate Party's office in the European Parliament from 2005 to 2006.

Following the death of Pia Hallström in 2016,[5] Jonson succeeded her as member of the Riksdag for the Värmland County constituency.