Beatrice Timgren Explained

Beatrice Rugland Timgren
Birth Date:1989 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Office1:Member of the Riksdag
Term Start1:26 September 2022
Term End1:15 July 2024
Constituency1:Stockholm County
Office:Member of the European Parliament
Constituency:Sweden
Term Start:16 July 2024
Party:Sweden Democrats (2018-)
Otherparty:Moderate Party (until 2018)
Occupation:Engineer
Alma Mater:KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Beatrice Rugland Timgren (born 12 May 1989 in Stockholm) is a Swedish politician of the Sweden Democrats. She is a Member of European Parliament for Sweden since July 2024, having been elected in the 2024 European election.[1]

She was a member of the Riksdag from 2022 to 2024, representing Stockholm County.

Biography

Timgren grew up in Stockholm and graduated with a degree in engineering from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. She then worked as an engineering technician and a manager in the automotive industry. She currently resides in Ekerö with her husband and two children.[2]

She was previously a member of the Moderate Party and sympathized with the Christian Democrats for a period before joining the Sweden Democrats in 2018, citing her concerns on terrorism, illegal immigration and gang activity in Sweden and Europe. She unsuccessfully stood for the SD during the 2019 European Parliament election.[3] She has also served as a county councilor and an executive on the local party committee for the SD in Ekerö.[4] For the 2022 Swedish general election, she contested the Riksdag constituency list of Stockholm County and was successful at winning a seat.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home Beatrice TIMGREN MEPs European Parliament . www.europarl.europa.eu . 18 July 2024 . en . 12 May 1989.
  2. Web site: My Favorite Things, Part II . 2022-09-19.
  3. Web site: The sights are set on Brussels . 2022-09-19.
  4. Web site: Committee member Beatrice Rugland Timgren . 2022-09-19.
  5. Web site: Here is Sweden's new Riksdag - member for member . 2022-09-19.