Rick Falkvinge

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Rick Falkvinge
Rick Falkvinge in 2012

Founding Leader of the Pirate Party
In office 1 January 2006 – 1 January 2011
Monarch	Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister	Fredrik Reinfeldt
Succeeded by	Anna Troberg

Personal details
Born	Dick Greger Augustsson (1972-01-21) 21 January 1972 (age 53) Gothenburg, Sweden
Political party	Pirate Party
Occupation	IT entrepreneur, politician
Website	falkvinge.net

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Rick Falkvinge (born Dick Greger Augustsson, 21 January 1972) is a Swedish politician who founded the Pirate Party, serving as its leader until 2011.^[1]

^ "Rickard (Rick) Falkvinge". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 January 2011. (subscription required)

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