Anders Torleif Mattias Bäckström Johansson (born 25 July 1985) is a Swedish politician of the Sweden Democrats. He has served as Secretary-General of the Sweden Democrats since 2022, having previously served as Deputy Leader of the Sweden Democrats in the Riksdag from 2019 to 2022.[2] He has been Member of the Riksdag since September 2014, representing Västernorrland County 2014–2018 and Kalmar County from 2018 onwards. He currently takes up seat number 256 in the Riksdag.
Mattias Bäckström Johansson | |
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| Secretary-General of the Sweden Democrats | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2022 | |
| Party Leader | Jimmie Åkesson |
| Preceded by | Richard Jomshof |
| Deputy Leader of the Sweden Democrats in the Riksdag | |
| In office 25 November 2019 – 25 October 2022 | |
| Party Leader | Jimmie Åkesson |
| Riksdag Leader | Henrik Vinge |
| Preceded by | Henrik Vinge |
| Succeeded by | Linda Lindberg |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| Assumed office 29 September 2014 | |
| Constituency | Kalmar County (2018– ) Västernorrland County (2014–2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anders Torleif Mattias Bäckström Johansson 25 July 1985 Järfälla, Sweden |
| Political party | Sweden Democrats |
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| Alma mater | Kalmar Maritime University (Linnaeus University) |
| Occupation | Reactor operator |
Biography edit
Bäckström Johansson studied marine engineering at the Kalmar Maritime University (a branch of Linnaeus University) and worked as a power station reactor operator at the Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant.[3][4]
He is a member of the municipal council for Oskarshamn Municipality for the Sweden Democrats, having first been elected in 2006. From 2010 until 2014 Bäckström Johansson was also a member of the regional council for Kalmar County.[1]
He was first elected to the Riksdag during the 2014 Swedish general election and has been a member of the Industry and Trade Committee since. He is also a member of War Delegation since April 2020, and a member of the Valprövningsnämnden (The Election Review Board) since March 2019, a position he was previously an alternate for.
References edit
- ^ a b "Mattias Bäckström Johansson (SD)". www.riksdagen.se. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Mattias Bäckström Johansson (SD) blir ny vice gruppledare 2019-11-29 (in Swedish)
- ^ "Åtta ingenjörer på riksdagslistorna i Örebro län". 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Det här vill riksdagens ingenjörer genomföra". Retrieved 8 February 2024.
External links edit
- Mattias Bäckström Johansson at the Riksdag (in Swedish)