Emil Källström (born 23 January 1987) is a Swedish politician for the Centre Party. He represented the Västernorrland constituency and he was a member of the Riksdag from 2010 to 2021. He has frequently been featured in media because of his political career, for his looks, and also for appearing high on a list of the most influential young Swedes in 2015.

Emil Källström
Källström in September 2017
In office
2010–2021
Personal details
Born (1987-01-23) 23 January 1987 (age 37)
Political partyCentre Party

Career

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Emil Källström was born in Domsjö, Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Sweden, and now resides in Sund.[1] Since the general elections in 2010, he has been a member of parliament for Centerpartiet (Sweden's Centre Party) representing Västernorrland in seat no. 347 in the Riksdag, Sweden's national legislature and supreme decision-making body.[2][3] In 2006 Källström was elected city councilor of the Örnsköldsviks municipality at the age of 19. During his time in office he worked on issues concerning the future of Norrland.[4] Källström was a candidate in the 2010 general elections for the constituency of Västernorrland and gained enough votes to remain in the Riksdag.[4] He was also voted into the Justice, Education, and Labour Market Committees.[5]

Along with his political work, Källström is studying to become a civil economist at the Stockholm School of Economics.[6] He is also chairman of the Förbundet Vi Unga, an independent youth organisation for the Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan (Vuxenskolan Study Association), which works with youth to give them a chance to fulfill their dreams.[7] In September 2015, Källström was elected to a leadership position in the Centre Party.[8]

Personal life

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Källström has been named "Sweden's sexiest politician of 2014" by the news site Nyheter24.[9][10] In 2015, he was the runner-up in the same magazine's countdown of Sweden's sexiest politicians, losing to Rossana Dinamarca.[11] In 2011, Källström came in ninth on the list.[12] In early 2016, he came in sixth in Land magazine's annual list of "Hottest hillbillys"; the winner was Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland.[13] In 2015, Källström was number ten on Fokus magazine's annual list of the "Most influential young people in Sweden", also appearing on the cover of that edition of the magazine.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ Sahlin, Lukas. "Emil Källström (C) med på lista över Sveriges hetaste lantisar: "Jag är en stolt lantis"" [Emil Källström (C) on the list of Sweden's hottest country bumpkins, "I am a proud country bumpkin"]. Sundsvalls Tidning (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Emil Källström (C)" (in Swedish). Sveriges Riksdag. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Emil Källström (C)" (in Swedish). Sveriges Riksdag. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Politiker – Emil Källström" (in Swedish). SVT. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Centerpartiets förnyelse i fokus när nya talespersoner utses" [The Centre Party's renewal becomes focused as new spokespersons are appointed] (Press release) (in Swedish). Centre Party. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016 – via Mynewsdesk.
  6. ^ "Samverkan" (in Swedish). Stockholm School of Economics. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Visar resultat för 'emil kallstrom'" [Showing results for 'Emil Källström'] (in Swedish). Nyheter24. Archived from the original on 27 June 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  8. ^ Ahlström, Carl. "Emil Källström invald till Centerns partistyrelse" [Emil Källström elected to the Centre Party Executive Committee]. allehanda.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Nyheter24 utser Sveriges sexigaste politiker 2014" [Nyheter24 names Sweden's sexiest politician 2014] (in Swedish). Nyheter24. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Emil Källström – Sveriges sexigaste politiker: "Humor sexigt"" [Emil Kallstrom - Sweden's sexiest politician : "Humor Sexy"] (in Swedish). Nyheter24. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Emil Källström – Sveriges näst sexigaste politiker" (in Swedish). Nyheter24. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Emil Källström – en av Sveriges snyggaste politiker". allehanda.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  13. ^ a b Sahlin, Lukas. "Emil Källström (C) med på lista över Sveriges hetaste lantisar: "Jag är en stolt lantis"" [Emil Källström (C) on the list of Sweden's hottest country bumpkins, "I am a proud country bumpkin"]. allehanda.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Här är Sveriges mäktigaste unga" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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