Jörgen Warborn
Jörgen Warborn | |
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Member of the Riksdag | |
| In office 29 September 2014 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Halland County |
| Mayor of Varberg Municipality | |
| In office 1 January 2011 – 31 December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Gösta Bergenheim |
| Succeeded by | Ann-Charlotte Stenkil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1969 Varberg, Sweden |
| Political party | Moderate Party |
| Spouse | Titti Warborn |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur, politician |
Jörgen Tage Wilhelm Warborn (born 23 January 1969) is a
Prior to entering European politics, Warborn was Mayor[4] of Varberg Municipality from the 2010 general election until his election to the Riksdag in 2014. He was reelected to the Riksdag in 2018.
Education and early career
Warborn studied economics and leadership at the International University of Monaco, international relations at the London School of Economics, and entrepreneurship at Babson College in Boston.
Warborn started his first business at the age of 17 and has since then started and managed several small business, primarily in the IT and marketing sector.
Political career
Warborn's political commitment grew in the early 1990s, when he wanted Sweden to become part of the European Union. In the Swedish 1994 referendum on EU membership, Warborn was the county campaign leader for the "Yes"-campaign, that organized 14 political parties and NGOs in Halland County.
After studying abroad, Warborn moved back to Varberg in 2005 and became active in the Moderate Party. He became mayor of Varberg in 2010 and a member of parliament in 2014. In addition to his role in parliament, Warborn briefly served as member of the Swedish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in 2019.
Since 2016, Warborn has been national chairman of the Moderate Party's business council.[5]
From 2021 to 2022, Warborn was the rapporteur for the European Commission’s plan to reduce shipping emissions.[6]
In addition to his committee assignments, Warborn is part of the European Parliament Intergroup on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs).[7]
Recognition
In March 2022, IDG and Tech Sweden named Warborn as one of the most influential in tech and AI in Sweden.[8]
Personal life
Warborn lives in Varberg on the Swedish west coast. He is since 2008 married to Titti Warborn, and the couple have three children. His wife is also a small business entrepreneur, managing a furniture store.
References
- ^ Final results from European Parliament elections in Sweden Read 2 June 2019 (in Swedish)
- ^ "POLITICO Pro". pro.politico.eu. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ iamdesign (12 February 2018). "Economics – SME Global | International Democracy Union". Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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- ^ "Företagarrådet | Nya Moderaterna". moderaterna.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ Sean Craig (31 October 2022), Jörgen Warborn on his journey from EU campaigner to EU shipping legislator The Parliament Magazine.
- ^ Intergroup on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) European Parliament.
- ^ "Tech50". Tech Awards Sweden (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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