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Nov 06, 1941 Lund, Skåne County, Sweden 82 years old
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About Peter Althin
- Peter Althin, (born 6 November 1941 in Lund, Skåne, Sweden) is a Swedish attorney and politician and a member of the Swedish parliament for the Christian Democrats from 2002 to 2007. Althin graduated from law school with a master's degree in law (jur.
- kand.) from Lund University in 1968 and joined the Swedish Bar Association in 1974.
- As a lawyer practicing criminal law he has defended notable clients like Tony Olsson, Mehdi Ghezali, Joy Rahman and Mijailo Mijailovic.
- Most recently, he defended Peter Sunde at the Pirate Bay trial. Althin is since 2002 a member of the Swedish parliament where he is a substitute in the justice committee and constitutional committee.
- Althin is also a member of the executive board of the Christian Democrat Party.
- He is also often seen in the media, not only regarding cases where he is hired as a defense attorney but also as a commentator.
- Despite his position as a MP he has continued his law practice, the Anna Lindh-case has been his most time-consuming so far. Since 2009, Althin has been the chairman of the Swedish Republican Association.
