Angelika Beatrice Bengtsson (born 20 March 1990) is a Swedish politician and a member of the Riksdag sitting in seat number 63 for the constituency of Blekinge County for the Sweden Democrats.
Angelika Bengtsson | |
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Member of the Riksdag | |
Assumed office 26 September 2022 | |
In office 29 September 2014 – 24 September 2018 | |
Constituency | Stockholm Municipality |
In office 24 September 2018 – 26 September 2022 | |
Succeeded by | Ann-Christine From Utterstedt |
Constituency | Blekinge |
Personal details | |
Born | Malmö, Scania, Sweden | 20 February 1990
Political party | Sweden Democrats |
Bengtsson grew up in Malmö and was classically trained as a dancer and ballerina with the Royal Swedish Ballet.[1] She has worked as a tour guide in the Alps and in October 2014, said she was studying to become an occupational therapist.[2] Bengtsson was elected to the Riksdag in 2014 for the Sweden Democrats.[3][4] In parliament she sits with the Committee on Culture and in 2020 was elected Deputy Chairwoman of the Nordic Council's Committee on Knowledge and Culture.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Angelika Bengtsson". Altinget. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Politikerna i riksdagen: Angelika Bengtsson, Sverigedemokraterna | SVT Nyheter". archive.is. 30 November 2014. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "SD: Hög tid för nytt public service". Altinget. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Angelika Bengtsson (SD) - Riksdagen". www.riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Utskottet för kunskap och kultur i Norden | Nordiskt samarbete". www.norden.org. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Angelika Bengtsson | Nordic cooperation". www.norden.org. Retrieved 15 February 2021.