Richard Jomshof
Richard Jomshof | |
---|---|
Secretary of the Sweden Democrats | |
Assumed office 11 January 2015 | |
Leader | Jimmie Åkesson |
Preceded by | Björn Söder |
Member of the Riksdag | |
Assumed office 19 September 2010 | |
Constituency | Gävleborg |
Personal details | |
Born | Helsingborg, Sweden | 6 July 1969
Political party | Sweden Democrats |
Richard Jomshof (born 6 July 1969) is a Swedish Sweden Democrats politician who has served as Secretary of the Sweden Democrats since January 2015. He has been a Member of the Riksdag (SD) since September 2010. He was chief editor of SD-Kuriren (The SD courier) from 2000 to 2009.
In January 2015, he was elected as Party Secretary, succeeding Björn Söder.
Jomshof is also a musician, playing in the Swedish synthpop band Elegant Machinery. In an interview with Side-Line, he spoke about his involvement in the Sweden Democrats and what effect it has had on Elegant Machinery.[1]
Since the 2010 general election, Jomshof represents the Gävleborg constituency in the Riksdag.[2]
Jomshof's father is Finnish, and his surname was Lohikoski until his parents divorced.[3]
References
- ^ Elegant Machinery's Richard Jomshof speaks out on being a member of the Sverigedemokraterna
- ^ "Val till riksdagen - Valda - Gävleborgs län". val.se. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ^ "SD:n Richard Jomshof uskoo äänimäärän kaksinkertaistuvan". Sisuradio (in Finnish). Retrieved December 26, 2016.