Richard Jomshof
Richard Jomshof | |
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| 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 |
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| Born | 6 July 1969 Helsingborg, Sweden |
| 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] When asked what he thought had improved in Sweden the latest 20 years he responded with the music.[2]
Since the 2010 general election, Jomshof represents the Gävleborg constituency in the Riksdag.[3]
Jomshof's father is Finnish, and his surname was Lohikoski until his parents divorced.[4]
References
- ^ "Elegant Machinery's Richard Jomshof speaks out on being a member of the Sverigedemokraterna". Side-Line. Archived from the original on 2013-09-06.
- ^ Liljestrand, Jens (8 Apr 2015). "En udda fågel bland Sverigedemokraterna". No. 8 Apr 2015. Expressen. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "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.
Sources
- BBC news with Jomshof's comments on how a member of the Swedish government shut down the SD Courier web site
- Elegant Machinery band members biography at elegantmachinery.de
- Article in Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan about Jomshof losing his work because of his political views
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