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Jimmie Åkesson
SD
Jimmie Åkesson in Almedalen in July 2018
Leader of the Sweden Democrats
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 May 2005
Preceded byMikael Jansson
Leader of the Sweden Democratic Youth
In office
21 June 2000 – 7 May 2005
Preceded byJimmy Windeskog
Succeeded byMartin Kinnunen
Member of the Riksdag
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 October 2010
ConstituencyJönköping County
Personal details
Born
Per Jimmie Åkesson

(1979-05-17) 17 May 1979 (age 45)
Ivetofta, Sweden
Political partyModerate Party (Before 1995)
Sweden Democrats (1995–present)
Domestic partnerLouise Erixon (2011–present)
Children1
EducationLund University

Per Jimmie Åkesson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjɪmːɪ ²oːkɛˌsɔn]; born 17 May 1979) is a Swedish politician who has served as Leader of the Sweden Democrats since May 2005. He has been a Member of the Riksdag (SD) for Jönköping County since September 2010. He previously served as Leader of the Sweden Democratic Youth from 2005 to 2005.[1]

Early life

Jimmie Åkesson was born in Ivetofta, Skåne County,[2] but grew up in Sölvesborg, Blekinge County.[3]

He was a member of the Moderate Youth League, the youth wing of the Moderate Party. But left the Moderates to join the old Sweden Democratic Youth Association (the youth wing of the Sweden Democrats) in 1995.[3] The same year he also co-founded a local chapter of the Sweden Democratic Youth Association.[3] In 1997, he was elected as a deputy member of the party board.[3] The party's policies that he claims he was most attracted to at first were its view on the European Union, and its policy on immigration.

Prior to working full-time in politics, Åkesson worked as a web designer at the company BMJ Aktiv, which he co-founded with, among others, Björn Söder, the former party secretary of the Sweden Democrats.[2] He studied political science, law, economics, human geography and philosophy at Lund University,[2] although he never completed a degree. Of the 307.5 ECTS worth of coursework he commenced, he completed 220.5 ECTS.[4]

Political career

In 1998, at the age of 19, Åkesson was elected to public office as a councilman in Sölvesborg Municipality.[3] The same year, he also became deputy chairman of the newly established Sweden Democratic Youth (Sverigedemokratisk Ungdom), and later, from 2000 to 2005, was chairman of the organization.[3] In 2005, he defeated party leader Mikael Jansson in a party election to become the party leader of the Sweden Democrats (SD).[5][6]

In the 2010 general election, the SD for the first time crossed the election threshold and entered the Riksdag, with 5.70% of the votes, gaining 20 seats.[7] Åkesson, who was placed first on the party's national ballot, was elected as a Member of the Riksdag (MP) together with 19 of his fellow party members.[1][8]

In September 2014, Sveriges Radio (SR) reported that Åkesson had spent upwards of 500,000 kronor ($70,000) in 2014 alone on online betting. The sum is more than the politician would have earned all year, after tax, reported SR.[9] The revelation caused an uproar, both among people who view Åkesson as unreliable and those who opposed SR's decision to publish the information. Among the latter were former Green Party Spokesperson Maria Wetterstrand and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt.[10] Åkesson himself called SR's actions an attempt at character assassination.[11]

Following the 2014 election, Åkesson announced he would be on sick leave due to burnout.[12][13] In early 2015, Åkesson was named Sweden's most important opinion leader for the calendar year 2014 by the Swedish magazine DSM in their annual rankings.[14][15]

On 27 March 2015, Åkesson publicly announced that he would return to his duties as party leader for the SD, albeit initially in a somewhat reduced role, on the SVT program Skavlan, as well as in an open letter on his Facebook page.[16]

On 9 September 2018, the SD got 17.6 % of the votes (+4.7 pp), after the Social Democratic Party (28.4 %, -2.6 pp) and the Moderate Party (19.8 %, -3.5 pp). SD will have 62 of 349 seats in the next Riksdag.

Personal life

Åkesson is engaged to Louise Erixon, who works as executive assistant for Björn Söder, the Sweden Democrats' former party secretary and Riksdag vice-speaker.[17][18] They have a son, Nils Åkesson (born 12 December 2013).[19]

Books

  • (2008): 20 röster om 20 år. Sverigedemokraterna 1988–2008 ISBN 978-91-977376-0-9
  • (2009): Åkesson om... Vecka 40–52 2008 ISBN 978-91-977376-1-6
  • (2013): Satis polito. ISBN 9198116207
  • (2018): Det moderna folkhemmet. ISBN 9789198116243

References

  1. ^ a b "Invalda valet 2010" (in Swedish). Parliament of Sweden. Archived from the original on 27 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c Lindström, Lars (18 September 2010). "Jimmie Åkesson håller så låg profil här". Expressen.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Jimmie Åkesson - en kort presentation" (in Swedish). Jimmie Åkesson. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  4. ^ ”Jimme Åkesson”. sv.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
    Lund University, July 2018.
  5. ^ "EU elections 2014: 'I can hear the boots of the 1930s marching through Europe' - Telegraph". Telegraph.co.uk. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  6. ^ Widfeldt, Anders (2015). Extreme Right Parties in Scandinavia. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-26589-8.
  7. ^ "Swedish far-right leader: Success due to immigration backlash - CNN.com". Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  8. ^ "BBC News - Hardtalk - Jimmie Akesson: Swedish immigration is 'extreme'". Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Sweden Democrats head hit by gambling scandal". The Local. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  10. ^ Flores, Juan (13 September 2014). "Åkesson-avslöjande väcker upprörda känslor". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  11. ^ Eriksson, Gustaf; Olsson, Hanna (12 September 2014). "Åkesson om spelavslöjandet: "Försök till karaktärsmord"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  12. ^ "Jimmie Åkesson sjukskriven". Sverigedemokraterna. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Åkesson sjukskriven på obestämd tid". DN.SE. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  14. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-02-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ "Sidan finns inte - SD-kuriren".[permanent dead link‍]
  16. ^ "Jimmie Åkesson - Sverigevänner, Efter nära ett halvårs... - Facebook". Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Åkessons flickvän till attack mot SDU" [Åkesson's girlfriend attacks SDU]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 17 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  18. ^ Lönnaeus, Olle (26 January 2015). "Richard Jomshof blir nytt SD-ansikte utåt" [Richard Jomshof becomes the new face of SD outwards]. Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  19. ^ Adolfsson, Viktor (12 December 2013). "Jimmie Åkesson har blivit pappa" [Jimmie Åkesson has become a father]. Nyheter24 (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 May 2016.

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