Swedish political writer (1974–2012)
Johnny Munkhammar Johnny Mattias Munkhammar (24 September 1974 – 13 August 2012) was a Swedish political writer and blogger.[ 1]
He was an entrepreneur and author of several books. Until he died, he was a member of parliament in Sweden for the Moderate Party .
Previously, he worked for the free market think tank Timbro . He previously worked as a senior adviser at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise .
Munkhammar was born in Hultsfred in Kalmar County , but grew up in Visby on Gotland . He received a master's degree in political sciences from Uppsala University in 1998. He has worked as an editorial writer at papers such as Nerikes Allehanda Gotlands Tidningar
Munkhammar was a board member of the Liberal Youth of Sweden , the youth wing of the Liberal People's Party , from 1996 to 1999. He ran as a candidate for the party in the 1995 and 1999 elections to the European Parliament . During the 2003 euro referendum in Sweden he was a leading campaigner on the pro-euro side.
Munkhammar expressed support to work politically for personal liberty , a free economy , open borders and limited government .[ 2]
He died of adenoid cystic cancer on 13 August 2012 at the age of 37.[ 3]
Bibliography
European Dawn: After the Social Model (Timbro , 2005).The guide to reform: How policymakers can pursue real change, achieve great results and win re-election (Timbro , 2007), ISBN 978-0-255-36618-2 .
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