Juno Blom | |
Caption: | Juno Blom in January 2014 |
Birth Date: | 8 October 1968 |
Birth Place: | Norrköping, Sweden |
Office: | Ombudsman for Children in Sweden |
Term Start: | 1 March 2024 |
Predecessor: | Elisabeth Dahlin |
Office2: | Party secretary of the Liberals |
1Blankname2: | Party leader |
1Namedata2: | Nyamko Sabuni |
Term Start2: | 28 June 2019 |
Term End2: | 8 April 2022 |
Predecessor2: | Maria Arnholm |
Successor2: | Maria Nilsson |
Office3: | Member of the Riksdag |
Term Start3: | 24 September 2018 |
Term End3: | 1 March 2024 |
Constituency3: | Östergötland County |
Party: | Liberals |
Juno Maria Petra Blom (born 8 October 1968)[1] is a Swedish civil servant and former politician (of the Liberals) who has served as Ombudsman for Children in Sweden since 1 March 2024.[2]
Blom became a member of the Liberals in 2017 and was elected Member of the Riksdag in the 2018 Swedish general election,[3] serving until her appointment as Ombudsman for Children in Sweden in 2024, representing the constituency of Östergötland County. She was the party secretary of the Liberals from June 2019 to April 2022 during the leadership of Nyamko Sabuni.[4]
For twelve years prior to her entrance in the Riksdag, Blom advocated against honor violence and honor oppresition in the regional council for Östergötland county.[5]
Blom was during her adolescent years a promising golf player among the Norrköping Golfclub.[6]
Blom was awarded the Pela och Fadime (Pela och Fadime-utmärkelsen) award in 2018 for her fight against honor violence and oppression.[7]