As manager, he will be responsible for public health, sports and civil society issues.
- Jakob is not only our deputy party leader but an enthusiastic runner and cyclist, said KD's party leader Ebba Busch when the ministers were presented.
47-year-old Forssmed is a father of three with Sollentuna as his base.
He has been politically active for 20 years.
- I have always been very passionate about health issues, which I will now have to work particularly hard on.
I cycle to work from Sollentuna.
I want to make sure that more children get into training and have access to leisure activities, Forssmed told SVT.
Elite football and elite hockey are mentioned in the Tidö Agreement
In the government statement, Kristersson promised investments in the sports movement, but did not go into how these would look.
- The importance of the Swedish sports movement for public health and cohesion cannot be overestimated, the government intends to have several investments during the mandate period, says Ulf Kristersson.
In the Tidö Agreement, the incoming government writes that it wants to strengthen the position of the top leagues in football and ice hockey.