Kristina Winberg
Kristina Winberg | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2014 | |
| Constituency | Sweden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kristina Eva Martina Winberg 27 May 1965 Mörrum, Blekinge County |
| Nationality |  Swedish |
| Political party | Sweden Democrats |
| Profession | Nursing assistant |
Kristina Eva Martina Winberg (born 27 May 1965) is a Swedish politician and a member of the Sweden Democrats[1] On 25 May 2014, Winberg was elected to the European Parliament during the 2014 European Parliament election in Sweden.
Career
Winberg sold advertising for the Jönköpings-Posten newspaper for 8 years, was a travel agent for 15 years, and then became a nursing assistant caring for people with dementia.[2] In 2010 she was a candidate for the Riksdag; she has been a member of the city council in Jönköping Municipality since 2010.
Winberg was launched as her party's top candidate to the European Parliament on 27 January 2014. On 25 May 2014, Winberg and Peter Lundgren became the first representatives of the party to be elected Members of the European Parliament.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Kristina Winberg - Sverigedemokraterna" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 2010-09-19. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kristina Winberg – Jönköpingsbo förstanamn i EU-valet". SD-Kuriren (in Swedish). Sweden Democrats. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ Duxbury, Charles. "Top Two Swedish Parties Lose Ground in European Vote". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ "EXTRA Sweden Democrats win two of Sweden's 20 seats". europeonline-magazine.eu. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Högström, Erik; Baas, David; Julander, Oscar (2014-05-25). "Succé för SD – tar plats i parlamentet | Val 2014". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ "Både Lundgren och Winberg till Bryssel" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 2014-04-25.
External links
Media related to Kristina Winberg at Wikimedia Commons