Alexander Christiansson

Alexander Christiansson (born 1981) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag for the Sweden Democrats party.

Alexander Christiansson
Member of the Riksdag
Assumed office
2018
ConstituencyGothenburg Municipality
Personal details
Born1981
Lerum
Political partySweden Democrats

Christiansson is the son of musician Ulf Christiansson who founded the Swedish rock band Jerusalem.[1]

He worked as an accounts manager for Scandinavian Airlines and Eniro before founding a business called Aspit Sverige AB.[2] He was the Sweden Democrats candidate for the diocese of Gothenburg during the 2017 Swedish church elections.[1] Following the 2018 Swedish general election, Christiansson was elected to the Gothenburg Municipality constituency and takes seat 263 in the Riksdag.[3][4] He serves on the EU Committee in parliament and is a Swedish delegation member to the Council of Europe.[4]

In 2018, Christiansson proposed a motion in the Riksdag to move the Swedish embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alexander kandiderar för SD i kyrkovalet". Inblick.se.
  2. ^ https://se.linkedin.com/public-profile/in/alexander-christiansson-60b2a047?challengeId=AQHeZXH0mo_wGgAAAXe-MhS-gURCgBRF8QkoNGK2MNN3HxCR1alNELtlUS8_ud5LlOogaHjr2CV5kuAlDpg2YxDam4bx-HPuug&submissionId=ecb6539b-e761-6516-6bf8-d211e0447a10 [self-published source]
  3. ^ Näsström, Anthon (September 16, 2018). "Här är göteborgarna som kom in i riksdagen". gp.se.
  4. ^ a b "Alexander Christiansson (SD) - Riksdagen". www.riksdagen.se.
  5. ^ "Flytta den svenska ambassaden från Tel Aviv till Jerusalem Motion 2018/19:85 av Alexander Christiansson (SD) - Riksdagen". www.riksdagen.se.