Kristina Winberg

Kristina Winberg
MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
1 July 2014
Constituency Sweden
Personal details
Born Kristina Eva Martina Winberg
(1965-05-27) 27 May 1965
Mörrum, Blekinge County
Nationality  Swedish
Political party Sweden Democrats
Profession Nursing assistant

Kristina Eva Martina Winberg (born 27 May 1965) is a Swedish politician and a member of the Sweden Democrats[1] On 25 May 2014, Winberg was elected to the European Parliament during the 2014 European Parliament election in Sweden.

Career

Winberg sold advertising for the Jönköpings-Posten newspaper for 8 years, was a travel agent for 15 years, and then became a nursing assistant caring for people with dementia.[2] In 2010 she was a candidate for the Riksdag; she has been a member of the city council in Jönköping Municipality since 2010.

Winberg was launched as her party's top candidate to the European Parliament on 27 January 2014. On 25 May 2014, Winberg and Peter Lundgren became the first representatives of the party to be elected Members of the European Parliament.[3][4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Kristina Winberg - Sverigedemokraterna" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 2010-09-19. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  2. ↑ "Kristina Winberg – Jönköpingsbo förstanamn i EU-valet". SD-Kuriren (in Swedish). Sweden Democrats. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  3. ↑ Duxbury, Charles. "Top Two Swedish Parties Lose Ground in European Vote". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  4. ↑ "EXTRA Sweden Democrats win two of Sweden's 20 seats". europeonline-magazine.eu. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  5. ↑ Högström, Erik; Baas, David; Julander, Oscar (2014-05-25). "Succé för SD – tar plats i parlamentet | Val 2014". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  6. ↑ "Både Lundgren och Winberg till Bryssel" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 2014-04-25.

External links

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