Richard Jomshof

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Richard Jomshof

SD
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Secretary of the Sweden Democrats
Assumed office
11 January 2015
LeaderJimmie Åkesson
Preceded byBjörn Söder
Member of the Riksdag
Assumed office
11 September 2014
ConstituencyBlekinge County
In office
19 September 2010 – 11 September 2014
ConstituencyGävleborg County
Personal details
Born
Richard Johannes Jomshof

(1969-07-06) 6 July 1969 (age 52)
Helsingborg, Sweden
Political partySweden Democrats
Spouse(s)Linda Jomshof
Alma materMalmö University
Lund University

Richard Johannes Jomshof (born 6 July 1969) is a Swedish politician affiliated with the Sweden Democrats party and former pop musician who has served as Secretary of the Sweden Democrats since January 2015. He has been a Member of the Riksdag (SD) since September 2010. He was chief editor of SD-Kuriren (The SD courier) from 2000 to 2009.

Jomshof studied history at Malmö University before attending a teacher training college.[1]

After leaving university, Jomshof became a professional musician, co-founding and playing in the Swedish synthpop band Elegant Machinery. In an interview with Side-Line, he spoke about his involvement in the Sweden Democrats and what effect it has had on Elegant Machinery.[2] When asked what he thought had improved in Sweden the latest 20 years he responded with the music.[3]

Jomshof's original political background was in the Moderate Youth League and he had also previously voted for the Social Democrats. He first became active in the Sweden Democrats in the late 1990s.[1]

Since the 2010 general election, Jomshof represents the Gävleborg constituency in the Riksdag.[4]

In 2012 he succeeded Kent Ekeroth as the SD's spokesman on legal affairs and in January 2015, he was elected as Party Secretary, succeeding Björn Söder.[5]

Jomshof's father is Finnish, and his surname was Lohikoski until his parents divorced.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b (2005-10-16). "Sparkad för sina åsikter". Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 2014-12-27.
  2. ^ "Elegant Machinery's Richard Jomshof speaks out on being a member of the Sverigedemokraterna". Side-Line. Archived from the original on 2013-09-06.
  3. ^ Liljestrand, Jens (8 Apr 2015). "En udda fågel bland Sverigedemokraterna" (8 Apr 2015). Expressen. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Val till riksdagen - Valda - Gävleborgs län". val.se. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  5. ^ Taylor, Adam (27 January 2015). "Swedish far-right leader says Islamism is a bigger threat than Nazism". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. ^ "SD:n Richard Jomshof uskoo äänimäärän kaksinkertaistuvan". Sisuradio (in Finnish). Retrieved December 26, 2016.

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