Björn Wiechel | |
Office1: | Member of the Riksdag |
Constituency1: | Västerbotten County |
Term Start1: | 29 September 2014 |
Birth Name: | Björn Göran Sebastian Wiechel |
Party: | Social Democratic Party |
Alma Mater: | Umeå University |
Björn Göran Sebastian Wiechel (born 1983) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Västerbotten County since September 2014.[1]
Wiechel is the son of journalist Hans Wiechel and Susanne Waldau.[1] He was educated in Umeå and studied cultural geography at Umeå University.[1] He worked as a store assistant at Clas Ohlson in Umeå (2001–2012), a bartender in Umeå (2008–2011) and a high school teacher in Umeå (2009–2011).[1] He is the cousin of Markus Wiechel, a member of the Riksdag for the far right Sweden Democrats.[2]