Kent Persson | |
Office2: | Party secretary of the Moderate Party |
Term Start2: | 20 April 2012 |
Term End2: | 10 January 2015 |
1Blankname2: | Party leader |
1Namedata2: | Fredrik Reinfeldt |
Predecessor2: | Sofia Arkelsten |
Birth Date: | 3 March 1971 |
Birth Place: | Örebro, Sweden |
Party: | Moderate Party |
Spouse: | Anna-Karin Persson |
Children: | 2 |
Occupation: | Politician |
Kent Fredrik Persson (born 3 March 1971) is a Swedish politician who was party secretary of the Moderate Party from 2012 to 2015.[1] On 18 December 2014, Persson announced that he will resign as party secretary following the party's leadership election on 10 January 2015, and also leave the political arena.[2]
From 2011 to 2012, Persson was the opposition leader in Örebro Municipality[3] and was earlier opposition leader for Örebro County Council. He was also provincial chairman of the Moderate Party in Örebro County until 2012 and was a member of the executive board of the Moderate Party from 2011 to 2015.[4]
Kent Persson is married and has two children.[1] He is a teetotaler.[5]