Jakob Forssmed was born in 1974. He lives in Sollentuna, is married and has three children.

Educational background

• Studies equivalent to a Degree of Master in Political
• Science, University of Gothenburg
• Social sciences programme, Sandagymnasiet (upper secondary school)
• High School (Honorary diploma) Ripley High School, West Virginia

Positions and assignments

• Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health
• Member, Parliamentary Review Commission (SOU 2019:46)
• Member, Surplus Target Committee (SOU 2016:67)
• First Vice-Chair, Christian Democrats
• Member of the Riksdag
• Deputy Group Leader, Christian Democrats
• Economic policy spokesperson, Christian Democrats
• State Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office
• Chief of Staff, Party Executive Staff, Christian Democrats
• Member of the Riksdag
• Chair, Young Christian Democrats
• Political Secretary, Christian Democrats
• Ombudsman, Young Christian Democrats

Laurent Petrynka is the president of the International School Sport Federation (ISF) since 2014 and, a member of the IOC Olympic Education Commission from 2020.  

For over 20 years, President Petrynka has fully dedicated himself to Education and school sport whilst advocating the importance of Physical Education and sport practices at school, promoting healthy lifestyle habits. Furthermore, Laurent Petrynka strongly believes that all school students should have the opportunity to experience sport at the international level as a unique multicultural platform conveying key educational values.  

During the course of his career, he held the position of National Director of the UNSS (National School Sport Union) until 2018 and was appointed as inter-ministerial coordinator of the SNU (Universal National Service) under the authority of the Ministry of Education in France.  

Luciano Di Fonzo is the Deputy Head of Sport Unit at the European Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Before his current position, he spent 20 years in the Education sector as programme manager within the Jean Monnet Programme and the Lifelong Learning Programme. He was also general secretary of ECSA (European Community Studies Associations) a network of academics specialised in the field of European integration studies. He holds a degree in Political Science at the University "La Sapienza" in Rome and two Masters on EU law and politics.