Niklas Åke Wykman (born 10 March 1981) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has served as Minister for Financial Markets in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since October 2022[1] and has been Member of the Riksdag since the 2014 general election, representing Stockholm County. He was chairman of the Moderate Youth League, the youth wing of the Moderate Party, from 2006 to 2010.
Niklas Wykman | |
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_in_2022.jpg) Wykman in 2022. | |
| Minister for Financial Markets | |
| Assumed office 18 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Ulf Kristersson |
| Preceded by | Max Elger |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| Assumed office 29 September 2014 | |
| Constituency | Stockholm County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1981 Kalmar, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Stockholm University |
Career
editWykman joined the Moderate Youth League in 1997 and was also chairman of the Moderate School Youth (Swedish: Moderat skolungdom) from 2000 to 2001. He was elected new chairman of the Moderate Youth League at its congress in Sollentuna on 25 November 2006, winning over the election committee's candidate Mattias Thorsson with the votes 63–49.
Until being elected chairman of the Moderate Youth League, Wykman was a student of mathematical statistics at Stockholm University and worked as a team leader at a call centre. During the 2003 referendum on Sweden adopting the Euro as their currency Wykman worked for the center-right No-campaign Medborgare mot EMU.
Controversial statements
editAfter the boarding of the Free Gaza Movements "Freedom Flotilla" by Israeli troops in June 2010, Niklas Wykman declared on his Facebook webpage that "I feel eased now when Hamas does not receive the visits they had expected. It is a victory for the whole of Gaza! [The Swedish] Ship to Gaza are useful idiots, terrorists, and ideologically driven aiming to genocide Israel"[2][3] The statements received strong criticism from representatives from most political parties, including Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, who recognized the humanitarian aspects of the solidarity movement.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Sweden's new Government". Government of Sweden. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Muf-ledaren nöjd att Ship to Gaza misslyckats - Nyheter - Senaste nytt | Expressen - Nyheter Sport Ekonomi Nöje". Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "MUF-ordföranden: "En seger för hela Gaza" - Valet 2010 | SVT.se". Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Reinfeldt kritisk mot MUF-ordförande". 4 June 2010.