Douglas Verner Thor (born 11 December 1997) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has been national chairman of the Moderate Youth League since 2022.[1]

Douglas Thor
Chairman of the Moderate Youth League
Assumed office
26 November 2022
Preceded byMatilda Ekeblad
Personal details
Born (1997-12-11) December 11, 1997 (age 26)
Nävelsjö (outside Vetlanda), Jönköping County, Sweden
Alma materUppsala University

Life and career

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Thor was born on 11 December 1997 in Nävelsjö (outside Vetlanda) in Jönköping County, Sweden.[2]

Thor was district chairman of the Moderate Youth League in Jönköping County from 2018 to 2021 and national chairman of the Moderate Students from 2021 to 2022.[3] He was member of the municipal council in Vetlanda Municipality from October 2018 to May 2020, when he resigned to begin studies at Uppsala University.[4]

During the youth leagues congress in November 2022, Thor challenged incumbent Matilda Ekeblad as chairman of the Moderate Youth League and won with the votes 52–49.[5]

In March 2023, Thor received negative publicity for having tried to influence the election of a district chairman in Jämtland County by suggesting that existing members could pay for new members' membership fees; his preferred candidate did not win.[6] The Moderate Partys investigation stated that although Thor's action had been very bad, no new members could be linked to this occasion.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Utmanaren vald till ny Muf-ordförande". Altinget.se (in Swedish). 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  2. ^ Sweden's Population (databases) 2000: Thor, Douglas Verner (1997-12-11) Försäkringskassan, uttag avseende 20001231 (2014) (in Swedish)
  3. ^ Löfquist, Julia (2021-03-29). "Douglas Thor (M) invald till riksordförande för MST – så vill han bredda partiet bland studenter". VP (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  4. ^ Löfquist, Julia (2020-05-12). "Douglas Thor (M) lämnar Vetlandapolitiken: "Det har varit ett jobbigt beslut"". VP (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  5. ^ Mörberg, Josefine (2022-11-26). "Douglas Thor ny ordförande i Muf: "Största äran i mitt liv"". VP (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  6. ^ Jonsson, Ing-Marie (2023-03-09). "Douglas Thor i första blåsvädret – ska ha försökt påverka val". VP (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-06-10.
  7. ^ "Muf-ordföranden Douglas Thor kritiseras i internutredning". VP (in Swedish). 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
Political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Moderate Youth League
2022–
Incumbent