Jan Björklund was the Liberal Party leader between 2007-2019.
He has also been Deputy Prime Minister in 2010-2014, Minister of Education 2007-2010 and the year before Minister of School.
On Twitter, the former party leader writes that he is honored for the new mission.
After 25 years in politics, Jan Björklund returned this fall to the Swedish Armed Forces as a reserve officer with a major.
During the spring, Björklund has been one of the participants in TV4's "Let's Dance".