Heléne Björklund
Heléne Björklund (Swedish: Eva Heléne Björklund), birth name: Persson (Swedish: Persson); born on September 29, 1972)[1] is a Swedish politician from the Swedish Social Democratic Party. She is a member of Riksdag from Blekinge County.[2] As a member of parliament, she is a member of the Defense Committee.[3]
Heléne Björklund | |
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| Member of the Swedish Parliament for Blekinge County | |
| Assumed office September 24, 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eva Heléne Persson September 29, 1972 Sölvesborg parish, Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Markus Alexandersson |
| Profession | Politician, teacher |
Early and personal life
Father Gunnar Persson (born 1947) and mother Monica Gadd (born 1953) gave birth to her in Sölvesborg Municipality. Being a girl, she lived in Sölvesborg Municipality. As of 2021, Björklund lived there with her husband Markus Alexandersson and four children.[1][4]
She has got an academic degree in the Kristianstad University.[5] She is a teacher.[6][7]
Political career
She was the main person in the city council of Sölvesborg Municipality from 2006 to 2018.[8] She is the head of the Swedish Social Democratic Party in Blekinge County.[6]
On June 2, 2021, she undertook support for Sofia Sapega. Sapega is the girlfriend of Roman Protasevich and a political prisoner from Belarus.[9][10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Heléne Björklund on ratsit.se" (in svenska). Ratsit. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05.
- ↑ Sveriges befolkning 1990
- ↑ "Heléne Björklund (S)" (in svenska). Riksdag. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05.
- ↑ Eriksson, Mikael. "Letandet efter Björklunds efterträdare är igång" (in svenska). Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05.
- ↑ Thornell, Kerstin Weman (2018-03-01). "Alumner som leder: Heléne Björklund" (in svenska). Kristianstad University. Archived from the original on 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Valkompass – Heléne Björklund" (in svenska). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 2018-09-29.
- ↑ "Heléne Björklund – socialdemokraternablekinge" (in svenska). socialdemokraternablekinge.se. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30.
- ↑ "Heléne Björklund (S) slutar som kommunalråd" (in svenska). Kristianstadsbladet. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05.
- ↑ "Members of Parliament from Sweden, Germany and Austria take over godparenthood for Sofia Sapega, Safiya Malashevich and Vital Prokharau". Libereco – Partnership for Human Rights. 2021-06-02. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ↑ Nilsson, Anders (2021-06-06). "Björklund engagerar sig för politisk fånge i Belarus" (in svenska). Sydöstran. Archived from the original on 2021-06-07.