Emil Källström
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Born | 23 January 1987 |
Political party | Centre Party |
Emil Källström (born 23 January 1987) is a Swedish politician for the Centre Party. He represents the Västernorrland constituency and has been a member of the Riksdag since 2010. He has frequently been featured in media because of his political career, for his looks, and also for appearing high on a list of the most influential young Swedes in 2015.
Career
Emil Källström was born in Domsjö, Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Sweden, and now resides in Sund.[1] Since the general elections in 2010, he has been a member of parliament for Centerpartiet (Sweden's Centre Party) representing Västernorrland in seat no. 347 in the Riksdag, Sweden's national legislature and supreme decision-making body.[2][3] In 2006 Källström was elected city councilor of the Örnsköldsviks municipality at the age of 19. During his time in office he worked on issues concerning the future of Norrland.[4] Källström was a candidate in the 2010 general elections for the constituency of Västernorrland and gained enough votes to remain in the Riksdag.[4] He was also voted into the Justice, Education, and Labour Market Committees.[5]
Along with his political work, Källström is studying to become a civil economist at the Stockholm School of Economics.[6] He is also chairman of the Förbundet Vi Unga, an independent youth organisation for the Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan (Vuxenskolan Study Association), which works with youth to give them a chance to fulfill their dreams.[7] In September 2015, Källström was elected to a leadership position in the Centre Party.[8]
Personal life
Källström has been named "Sweden's sexiest politician of 2014" by the news site Nyheter24.[9][10] In 2015 he was the runner-up in the same magazine's countdown of Sweden's sexiest politicians, losing to Rossana Dinamarca.[11] In 2011 Källström came in ninth on the list.[12] In early 2016 he came in sixth in Land magazine's annual list of "Hottest hillbillys"; the winner was Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland.[13] In 2015 Källström was number ten on Fokus magazine's annual list of the "Most influential young people in Sweden", also appearing on the cover of that edition of the magazine.[13][14]
References
- ↑ Sahlin, Lukas. "Emil Källström (C) med på lista över Sveriges hetaste lantisar: "Jag är en stolt lantis"" [Emil Källström (C) on the list of Sweden's hottest country bumpkins, "I am a proud country bumpkin"]. Sundsvalls Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ "Emil Källström (C)" (in Swedish). Sveriges Riksdag. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ "Emil Källström (C)" (in Swedish). Sveriges Riksdag. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Politiker – Emil Källström" (in Swedish). SVT. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
- ↑ "Centerpartiets förnyelse i fokus när nya talespersoner utses" [The Centre Party's renewal becomes focused as new spokespersons are appointed] (Press release) (in Swedish). Centre Party. Retrieved 9 January 2016 – via Mynewsdesk.
- ↑ "Samverkan" (in Swedish). Stockholm School of Economics. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ "Visar resultat för 'emil kallstrom'" [Showing results for 'Emil Källström'] (in Swedish). Nyheter24. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ Ahlström, Carl. "Emil Källström invald till Centerns partistyrelse" [Emil Källström elected to the Centre Party Executive Committee]. allehanda.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ "Nyheter24 utser Sveriges sexigaste politiker 2014" [Nyheter24 names Sweden's sexiest politician 2014] (in Swedish). Nyheter24. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ "Emil Källström – Sveriges sexigaste politiker: "Humor sexigt"" [Emil Kallstrom - Sweden's sexiest politician : "Humor Sexy"] (in Swedish). Nyheter24. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ "Emil Källström – Sveriges näst sexigaste politiker" (in Swedish). Nyheter24. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ "Emil Källström – en av Sveriges snyggaste politiker". allehanda.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- 1 2 Sahlin, Lukas. "Emil Källström (C) med på lista över Sveriges hetaste lantisar: "Jag är en stolt lantis"" [Emil Källström (C) on the list of Sweden's hottest country bumpkins, "I am a proud country bumpkin"]. allehanda.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ↑ "Här är Sveriges mäktigaste unga" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
External links
- Media related to Emil Källström at Wikimedia Commons
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