Peter Persson

Leif Peter Gunnar Persson is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Swedish [Social Democratic Party|Social Democratic Party], he represented Jönköping [County (Riksdag constituency)|Jönköping County] between October 2010 and August 2020.
Persson is the son of Leif Persson and Ingegerd Persson. He was an instrument mechanic in Nymölla from 1974 to 1984. He was a member of the Municipal [council (Sweden)|municipal council] in Kristianstad Municipality. He was a member of the municipal council in Jönköping Municipality between 1988 and 2010. He was married to former Riksdag member Margareta Persson. He retired from politics in 2020 and moved back to Kristianstad.