Jakob Forssmed

{{Short description|Swedish politician (born 1974)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Jakob Forssmed

| image = Jakob Forssmed in 2023.jpg

| caption = Forssmed in 2023

| office = Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health

| primeminister = Ulf Kristersson

| term_start = 18 October 2022

| term_end =

| predecessor = Ardalan Shekarabi
({{small|as Minister for Health and Social Affairs}})

| successor =

| office2 = Member of the Riksdag

| term_start2 = 29 September 2014

| term_end2 =

| constituency2 = Stockholm County

| birthname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Jönköping, Sweden

| death_date =

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| party = Christian Democrats

| spouse =

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| relatives = Ola Forssmed (second cousin)

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Jakob Forssmed (born 28 December 1974) is a Swedish politician who serves as Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson since October 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.government.se/press-releases/2022/10/swedens-new-government/ |title=Sweden’s new Government |date=18 October 2022 |publisher=Government of Sweden |access-date=1 November 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018155229/https://government.se/press-releases/2022/10/swedens-new-government/ |archive-date=18 October 2022}}{{Cite news|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/ulf-kristersson-names-ministers-in-his-three-party-government|title=Ulf Kristersson names ministers in his three-party government|date=18 October 2022|access-date=18 October 2022|via=Sveriges Radio}} A member of the Christian Democrats, he has been a member of the Riksdag since 2014{{Cite web|title=Jakob Forssmed (KD) - Riksdagen |url=https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/ledamoter-partier/ledamot/Jakob-Forssmed_0ab695ba-6994-11d7-ae76-0004755038ce/ |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=riksdagen.se |language=sv}} and first deputy leader under Ebba Busch since 2015.

Prior to entering the Riksdag, Forssmed was a state secretary in the coordination unit of the Prime Minister's Office during the cabinet of Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt from 2006 to 2014.{{cite web |last1= |title=CV Jakob Forssmed |url=https://www.government.se/government-of-sweden/ministry-of-health-and-social-affairs/jakob-forssmed/cv-jakob-forssmed/ |website=Regeringskansliet |language=en |date=9 November 2022}} He also served as chairman of the Young Christian Democrats from 2001 to 2004.