Philip Botström, (born 1990 in Colombia) was the president of the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League (SSU) from the congress on 9 August 2015 until the congress on 1 August 2021.[1] Botström grew up in Filipstad, Sweden. As president Botström is representing SSU in the party board and the executive board of the Swedish Social Democratic Party.[2]
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Philip Botström has expressed that the political goal for his presidency is to make increased equality the main focus in Swedish politics. Investments in infrastructure, schools and an improved situation for young people in the labour market is part of the policy agenda to reach this.[3]
In 2017, Botström was criticized for taking a taxi from Sälen to Stockholm at a cost of SEK 7,900 to attend a meeting the next day. However, he did not attend the meeting and his own explanation was that he had been suffering from exhaustion and burnout symptoms for some time. Only in retrospect did he have to pay for the trip with his own money.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Philip Botström och Andrea Törnestam ny förbundsledning för SSU!", ssu.se, archived from the original on 24 September 2015, retrieved 29 August 2015
- ^ "Verkställande utskottet - Adjungerade". socialdemokraterna.se. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Nyman, Emelie (9 August 2015). "Vi ska vara den mest högljudda megafonen". Svenska Dagbladet. Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Nilsson, Text: Mimmi; Roos, Malin; Amiri, Nicole (2017-01-11). "SSU-toppen Philip Botströms förklaring till dyra taxiresan". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-01-25.
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