Dan Eliasson

Dan Tore Eliasson (born 14 August 1961 in Sundsvall) is a Swedish lawyer and civil servant. He was appointed National Police Commissioner by the Minister for Home Affairs in November 2014 and began serving on 1 January 2015. Eliasson is a graduate of law at Uppsala University and had prior to his appointment served as Director-General of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency. He has also served as Ambassador and Chief of International Affairs at the Ministry of Justice in 1999–2001, State Secretary under the Minister for Justice Thomas Bodström in 2001–2006, Acting Head of the Swedish Security Service in 2006 and the Director-General of the Swedish Migration Agency 2007–2011.[1][2][3]

In september 2015 during the ongoing European migration crisis Eliasson, being the chief of police, blocked attempts by Swedish regional police and customs authorities to erect border controls. Consequently the cabinet ministers received no request from police to oranise border checks.[4] The controls were ordered in November 2016 by the cabinet.[4]

On or about 27 January 2016, Eliasson sparked controversy in Sweden and beyond by appearing to sympathize with a Somalian "teenage" asylum-seeker accused of having murdered a social worker in Mölndal, a suburban community near Gothenburg (Göteborg).[5][6] Later, it emerged that the killer was not under 18 and possibly not even a teenager, but had lied about his age in order to receive favourable treatment when claiming asylum.[7]

Dan Eliasson is also known for his history in the punk scene with his band Bad Boo Band. The bands biggest hit was a 1979 7" single called Knulla i Bangkok (Fucking In Bangkok).

References

  1. ↑ "Sweden designates new Police commissioner". Sveriges Radio. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ett oemotståndligt uppdrag". Swedish Police Authority. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dalabördig ny rikspolischef" (in Swedish). TT/Dalarnas Tidningar. 2014-11-20. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Upprättandet av tillfälliga gränskontroller vid inre gräns RIR 2016:26, page 9" (PDF). riksrevisionen. Swedish National Audit Office. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Police chief sparks anger by sympathising with 'killer Somali boy'". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  6. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE - The Swedish town destroyed by migration". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  7. ↑ "'Child' migrant who killed asylum centre worker is an adult, Swedish migration rules". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-13.

[1]

Civic offices
Preceded by
Janna Valik		 Director-General of the Swedish Migration Agency
2007–2011 		Succeeded by
Christina Werner
Preceded by
Adriana Lender		 Director-General of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency
2011–2014 		Succeeded by
Ann Persson Grivas
Preceded by
Bengt Svenson		 National Police Commissioner
2015–present 		Incumbent
  1. ↑ "Police chief sparks anger by sympathising with 'killer Somali boy'". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
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