Anna Hagwall
Anna Hagwall | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Swedish Parliament for Västra Götaland County | |
| In office 21 February 2013 – 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Erik Almqvist |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1953 Budapest, Hungary |
| Political party | Sweden Democrats (until 2016) Independent (2016–present) |
| Profession | Optician |
Anna Hagwall (born 19 January 1953) is a Hungarian-born Swedish politician. She was a member of the Swedish Riksdag since 21 February 2013[1] until 2018.
She came to Sweden in 1972 through her marriage to a Swedish man.[2] She worked as an optician before becoming elected to parliament in 2013 to replace Erik Almqvist.[3]
It was announced on 5 December 2016 that Hagwall had been expelled from the Sweden Democrats after she had made remarks deemed antisemitic. She has since become a member of the Alternative for Sweden party.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Sweden Democrats expel MP after antisemitism accusations - Radio Sweden".
- ^ Anna Hagwall grew up Budapest Archived February 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Diamant Salihu (11 September 2014). "Är de här 167 människorna tillräckligt schyssta för ditt Sverige, Åkesson?". Expressen. p. 30–35. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ "Sweden Democrats expel MP after antisemitism accusations - Radio Sweden".
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- 1953 births
- Independent politicians in Sweden
- Living people
- Alternative for Sweden politicians
- Politicians from Budapest
- Hungarian emigrants to Sweden