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Swedish politician (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emil Källström (born 23 January 1987) is a Swedish politician for the Centre Party. He represented the Västernorrland constituency and he was a member of the Riksdag from 2010 to 2021. He has frequently been featured in media because of his political career, for his looks, and also for appearing high on a list of the most influential young Swedes in 2015.
Emil Källström | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Källström in September 2017 | |
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| In office 2010–2021 | |
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| Born | 23 January 1987 |
| Political party | Centre Party |
Emil Källström was born in Domsjö, Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Sweden, and now resides in Sund.[1] Since the general elections in 2010, he has been a member of parliament for Centerpartiet (Sweden's Centre Party) representing Västernorrland in seat no. 347 in the Riksdag, Sweden's national legislature and supreme decision-making body.[2][3] In 2006 Källström was elected city councilor of the Örnsköldsviks municipality at the age of 19. During his time in office he worked on issues concerning the future of Norrland.[4] Källström was a candidate in the 2010 general elections for the constituency of Västernorrland and gained enough votes to remain in the Riksdag.[4] He was also voted into the Justice, Education, and Labour Market Committees.[5]
Along with his political work, Källström is studying to become a civil economist at the Stockholm School of Economics.[6] He is also chairman of the Förbundet Vi Unga, an independent youth organisation for the Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan (Vuxenskolan Study Association), which works with youth to give them a chance to fulfill their dreams.[7] In September 2015, Källström was elected to a leadership position in the Centre Party.[8]
Källström has been named "Sweden's sexiest politician of 2014" by the news site Nyheter24.[9][10] In 2015, he was the runner-up in the same magazine's countdown of Sweden's sexiest politicians, losing to Rossana Dinamarca.[11] In 2011, Källström came in ninth on the list.[12] In early 2016, he came in sixth in Land magazine's annual list of "Hottest hillbillys"; the winner was Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland.[13] In 2015, Källström was number ten on Fokus magazine's annual list of the "Most influential young people in Sweden", also appearing on the cover of that edition of the magazine.[13][14]
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