Alexander Christiansson Explained

Alexander Christiansson
Birth Date:1981
Birth Place:Lerum
Office1:Member of the Riksdag
Term Start1:2018
Party:Sweden Democrats

Alexander Christiansson (born 1981) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag for the Sweden Democrats party.

Christiansson is the son of musician Ulf Christiansson who founded the Swedish rock band Jerusalem.[1]

He worked as an accounts manager for Scandinavian Airlines and Eniro before founding a business called Aspit Sverige AB.[2] He was the Sweden Democrats candidate for the diocese of Gothenburg during the 2017 Swedish church elections.[1] Following the 2018 Swedish general election, Christiansson was elected to the Gothenburg Municipality constituency and takes seat 263 in the Riksdag.[3] [4] He serves on the EU Committee in parliament and is a Swedish delegation member to the Council of Europe.[4]

In 2018, Christiansson proposed a motion in the Riksdag to move the Swedish embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alexander kandiderar för SD i kyrkovalet. Inblick.se.
  2. https://se.linkedin.com/public-profile/in/alexander-christiansson-60b2a047?challengeId=AQHeZXH0mo_wGgAAAXe-MhS-gURCgBRF8QkoNGK2MNN3HxCR1alNELtlUS8_ud5LlOogaHjr2CV5kuAlDpg2YxDam4bx-HPuug&submissionId=ecb6539b-e761-6516-6bf8-d211e0447a10
  3. Web site: Här är göteborgarna som kom in i riksdagen. Anthon. Näsström. September 16, 2018. gp.se.
  4. Web site: Alexander Christiansson (SD) - Riksdagen. www.riksdagen.se.
  5. Web site: Flytta den svenska ambassaden från Tel Aviv till Jerusalem Motion 2018/19:85 av Alexander Christiansson (SD) - Riksdagen. www.riksdagen.se.