| Johan Pehrson | |
| Office2: | Minister for Employment and Integration |
| Primeminister2: | Ulf Kristersson |
| Term Start2: | 18 October 2022 |
| Predecessor2: | Eva Nordmark (Employment) Anders Ygeman (Integration) |
| Office3: | Leader of the Liberals |
| Term Start3: | 8 April 2022 |
| Predecessor3: | Nyamko Sabuni |
| Office4: | Leader of the Liberals in the Riksdag |
| Leader4: | Nyamko Sabuni |
| Term Start4: | 28 June 2019 |
| Term End4: | 8 April 2022 |
| Predecessor4: | Christer Nylander |
| Successor4: | Mats Persson |
| Leader5: | Lars Leijonborg Jan Björklund |
| Term Start5: | 11 October 2006 |
| Term End5: | 28 September 2014 |
| Predecessor5: | Anna Grönlund Krantz |
| Successor5: | Erik Ullenhag |
| Office6: | Member of the Riksdag |
| Term Start6: | 24 September 2018 |
| Term Start7: | 5 October 1998 |
| Term End7: | 19 April 2015 |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Örebro, Sweden |
| Party: | Liberals |
| Alma Mater: | Uppsala University (LL.M.) |
| Children: | 4 |
Carl Johan Georg Pehrson (born 8 May 1968) is a Swedish politician who has been leader of the Liberal Party since 8 April 2022.[1] He has been a Member of Parliament since 2018, representing Örebro County, and previously represented the same constituency from 1998 to 2015.[2] He is Minister for Employment and Minister for Integration since October 2022.[3]
Pehrson was born in Längbro in Örebro County. He has a Bachelor of Laws degree from Uppsala University. He became a member of the Liberal People's Party in 1985 with a previous background from the Liberal Youth of Sweden. Before being elected to the parliament in 1998, Pehrson worked as a court clerk at the Örebro district court. From 2001 to 2002 Pehrson was Party Secretary of the Liberal People's Party.[4]
On 8 April 2022, Nyamko Sabuni resigned as party leader. On the same day, the Liberals announced that Pehrson, as the first deputy chairman, would take over as acting party leader. He led the Liberals over the 2022 Swedish general election. At an extra national meeting in December, Pehrson was elected as ordinary party leader. [5] [6]
Following the election the Liberals joined a coalition government with the Moderates and Christian Democrats, with Pehrson becoming Minister for Employment and Integration in the Kristersson Cabinet.
In 2024 Pehrson's Ministry of Employment reported the highest number of unemployed for the past decade, excluding the years of the Covid-19 pandemic.[7]
Pehrson lives in Örebro with his wife and four children.[8]