Linda Lindberg
Linda Lindberg (born 2 November 1974) is a Swedish politician of the Sweden Democrats and Member of the Riksdag since 2018. She has served as Leader of the Sweden Democrats in the Riksdag since 2023.[1]
Linda Lindberg | |
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Leader of the Sweden Democrats in the Riksdag | |
Assumed office 26 April 2023 | |
Leader | Jimmie Åkesson |
Preceded by | Henrik Vinge |
Deputy Leader of the Sweden Democrats in the Riksdag | |
In office 25 October 2022 – 26 April 2023 | |
Party Leader | Jimmie Åkesson |
Riksdag Leader | Henrik Vinge |
Preceded by | Mattias Bäckström Johansson |
Succeeded by | Michael Rubbestad |
Member of the Riksdag | |
Assumed office 24 September 2018 | |
Constituency | Skåne County Western |
Personal details | |
Born | 1974 Malmö, Sweden |
Political party | Sweden Democrats |
Occupation | Politician, florist |
Lindberg ran a floristry business and has been active in the Sweden Democrats since 2012 and was elected to the party's federal board in 2015.[2][3] She also serves as the chairwoman of SD-women, the women's wing of the Sweden Democrats.[4] Lindberg was elected to the Riksdag in 2018 and sits on the EU Committee.[5] In this role, she has campaigned against a common EU pension system, EU influence over childcare policies in Sweden and called for the EU's power of member states to be "minimized."[6]
She currently lives in Helsingborg and is a mother of two. Lindberg has cited SD leader Jimmie Akesson as her political role model.[6]
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