Axel Darvik
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Axel Darvik | |
|---|---|
| City Commissioner of Gothenburg | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Member of the City Executive Board of Gothenburg | |
| Assumed office 29 January 2024 | |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| In office 30 September 2002 – 2 October 2006 | |
| Constituency | Gothenburg Municipality |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 26, 1982 |
| Political party | Liberals (Sweden) |
| Education | Chalmers University of Technology (MSc, Industrial Engineering and Management, 2012) |
Carl Axel Mikael Darvik (born 26 June 1982) is a Swedish liberal politician and engineer. He served as a Member of the Riksdag for Gothenburg Municipality between 2002 and 2006 for the Liberal Party, and since 2021 he has been a city commissioner (kommunalråd) in Gothenburg.[1][2][3]
Political career
[edit]Riksdag (2002–2006)
[edit]Darvik was elected to the Riksdag in the 2002 Swedish general election. He represented the Gothenburg Municipality constituency and served as a deputy member of the Committee on Education and the Committee on Cultural Affairs.[1]
City of Gothenburg (2021– )
[edit]In early 2021 Darvik was appointed city commissioner responsible for primary education and served as chair of the Primary School Committee (grundskolenämnden).[4] After the 2022 change of power in Gothenburg he continued as an opposition city commissioner. As of 2024–2026 he is a member of the City Executive Board, its working committee and the personnel committee, and Gothenburg’s representative in the Eurocities Digital Forum.[2]
Policy issues and debate
[edit]As school commissioner in 2021, Darvik fronted the launch of a municipal Teacher Academy to support professional development for teachers in Gothenburg’s compulsory schools.[5][6]
In 2021 Gothenburg withheld municipal funding to the independent school Römosseskolan amid concerns over governance and leadership suitability. The Swedish Schools Inspectorate later revoked the school’s authorisation; in 2022 the Court of Appeal (Kammarrätten) upheld the revocation.[7][8]
In 2024 Darvik and the Liberal Party in Gothenburg appealed a municipal decision to boycott goods from certain states; the Administrative Court (Förvaltningsrätten) first suspended and later annulled the decision, holding that such a boycott constituted an impermissible foreign-policy statement at municipal level.[9][10][11]
In 2025 Darvik pressed for greater transparency regarding the controversial Karlastaden property deal, requesting access to valuation documents; the municipal housing group Framtiden AB declined his request citing potential harm to the company.[12]
Party organisation
[edit]Darvik was elected to the Liberal Party’s national executive committee (partistyrelsen) at the 2019 party congress and subsequently formed part of the party leadership constituted after the congress.[13][14]
Education and professional life
[edit]Darvik holds an MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Chalmers University of Technology (2012).[3]
External links
[edit]Axhil Darvik (born 26 June 1982) is a Swedish Liberal People's Party politician, member of the Riksdag 2002–2006.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Axel Darvik (Lib)". Riksdagen. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Axel Darvik (L) – assignments". City of Gothenburg (Troman) (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Axel Darvik". Altinget (in Swedish). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Axel Darvik (L) chair of the primary school committee: "A necessary decision"". SVT Nyheter Väst (in Swedish). 11 January 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Lärarakademin – a knowledge bank for teachers". City of Gothenburg (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Darvik on criticism and the new Teacher Academy". Läraren/V i lärare (in Swedish). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Skolinspektionen stänger Römosseskolan". Swedish Schools Inspectorate (in Swedish). 27 October 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Römosseskolan forced to close – Court of Appeal upholds decision". SVT Nyheter Väst (in Swedish). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Liberals report the red-green board to the police; court suspends boycott". SVT Nyheter Väst (in Swedish). 26 June 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Decision to boycott goods from certain states annulled". Administrative Court in Gothenburg. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Court stops Gothenburg's boycott of goods from certain countries". Dagens Juridik (in Swedish). 12 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Framtiden AB refuses to release Karlastaden documents to Axel Darvik (L)". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 25 February 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "New national executive for the Liberals". Altinget (in Swedish). 18 November 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Congress documents 2021 – party leadership constituted after 2019 congress" (PDF). Liberalerna (in Swedish). 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
- ^ "Axel Darvik (fp)". Sveriges Riksdag. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
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