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Carl Johan Sonesson

Carl Johan Sonesson

Carl Johan Fredrik Sonesson, born 1978, is a Swedish Moderate politician and political scientist from Malmö.

Born
1978 (48 years), Staffanstorp parish
Party
Moderate Party
Political position

Centre-right · Where sources place the party (Moderate Party)
Placing of the Moderates as commonly given by reference works; no source opened for it
Ideology: liberal conservatism

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He has chaired the regional board of Region Skåne since 2018 and has been an elected official in the region since its creation in 1998. He is named in the 2026 election as a possible regional board chair of Region Skåne.

Career

Sonesson studied political science and worked as a political secretary. He was a regional councillor in the majority from 2010 to 2014, chairing the Health and Medical Care Committee, and in opposition from 2014 to 2018. In 2014 he stood seventh on the Moderate list for the European Parliament and was not elected. He has chaired the Region Skåne regional board since 2018, and Dagens Medicin has listed him among Sweden's 100 most influential healthcare figures since 2012.

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Regional Board Chair of Skåne?

OutcomeAgeProbability
Carl Johan Sonesson4893%
Henrik Fritzon543%
Anna Jähnke2%
Lisa Flinth1%
Niclas Nilsson<1%

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