Richard Jomshof

Richard Jomshof (born 6 July 1969) is a Swedish Sweden Democrats politician who has served as Secretary of the Sweden Democrats since January 2015. He has been a Member of the Riksdag (SD) since September 2010. He was chief editor of SD-Kuriren (The SD courier) from 2000 to 2009.

Richard Jomshof

SD
Secretary of the Sweden Democrats
Assumed office
11 January 2015
LeaderJimmie Åkesson
Preceded byBjörn Söder
Member of the Riksdag
Assumed office
19 September 2010
ConstituencyGävleborg
Personal details
Born (1969-07-06) 6 July 1969
Helsingborg, Sweden
Political partySweden Democrats

In January 2015, he was elected as Party Secretary, succeeding Björn Söder.

Jomshof is also a musician, playing in the Swedish synthpop band Elegant Machinery. In an interview with Side-Line, he spoke about his involvement in the Sweden Democrats and what effect it has had on Elegant Machinery.[1] When asked what he thought had improved in Sweden the latest 20 years he responded with the music.[2]

Since the 2010 general election, Jomshof represents the Gävleborg constituency in the Riksdag.[3]

Jomshof's father is Finnish, and his surname was Lohikoski until his parents divorced.[4]

References
  1. "Elegant Machinery's Richard Jomshof speaks out on being a member of the Sverigedemokraterna". Side-Line. Archived from the original on 2013-09-06.
  2. Liljestrand, Jens (8 Apr 2015). "En udda fågel bland Sverigedemokraterna" (8 Apr 2015). Expressen. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. "Val till riksdagen - Valda - Gävleborgs län". val.se. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
  4. "SD:n Richard Jomshof uskoo äänimäärän kaksinkertaistuvan". Sisuradio (in Finnish). Retrieved December 26, 2016.

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