Mattias Bäckström Johansson

Anders Torleif Mattias Bäckström Johansson (born 25 July 1985) is a Swedish politician of the Sweden Democrats. He has served as Secretary-General of the Sweden Democrats since 2022, having previously served as Deputy Leader of the Sweden Democrats in the Riksdag from 2019 to 2022.[2] He has been Member of the Riksdag since September 2014, representing Västernorrland County 2014–2018 and Kalmar County from 2018 onwards. He currently takes up seat number 256 in the Riksdag.

Mattias Bäckström Johansson
Secretary-General of the Sweden Democrats
Assumed office
17 October 2022
Party LeaderJimmie Åkesson
Preceded byRichard Jomshof
Deputy Leader of the Sweden Democrats
in the Riksdag
In office
25 November 2019 – 25 October 2022
Party LeaderJimmie Åkesson
Riksdag LeaderHenrik Vinge
Preceded byHenrik Vinge
Succeeded byLinda Lindberg
Member of the Riksdag
Assumed office
29 September 2014
ConstituencyKalmar County (2018– )
Västernorrland County (2014–2018)
Personal details
Born
Anders Torleif Mattias Bäckström Johansson

(1985-07-25) 25 July 1985 (age 39)
Järfälla, Sweden
Political partySweden Democrats
Parents
  • Torleif Johansson
  • Cecilia Bäckström[1]
Alma materKalmar Maritime University (Linnaeus University)
OccupationReactor operator

Biography

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Bäckström Johansson studied marine engineering at the Kalmar Maritime University (a branch of Linnaeus University) and worked as a power station reactor operator at the Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant.[3][4]

He is a member of the municipal council for Oskarshamn Municipality for the Sweden Democrats, having first been elected in 2006. From 2010 until 2014 Bäckström Johansson was also a member of the regional council for Kalmar County.[1]

He was first elected to the Riksdag during the 2014 Swedish general election and has been a member of the Industry and Trade Committee since. He is also a member of War Delegation since April 2020, and a member of the Valprövningsnämnden [sv] (The Election Review Board) since March 2019, a position he was previously an alternate for.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mattias Bäckström Johansson (SD)". www.riksdagen.se. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ Mattias Bäckström Johansson (SD) blir ny vice gruppledare 2019-11-29 (in Swedish)
  3. ^ "Åtta ingenjörer på riksdagslistorna i Örebro län". 15 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Det här vill riksdagens ingenjörer genomföra". Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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Party political offices
Preceded by Deputy Leader of the Sweden Democrats in the Riksdag
2019–2022
Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary-General of the Sweden Democrats
2022–
Incumbent