Lars Wistedt
Lars Wistedt | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| In office 11 September 2022 – 25 November 2024 | |
| Constituency | Uppsala County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lars Magnus Wistedt 3 March 1964 Hässelby Strand, Sweden |
| Died | 25 November 2024 (aged 60) Canada |
| Political party | Sweden Democrats |
| Education | Swedish Defence University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Sweden |
| Branch |  Swedish Army |
| Unit | Command and Control Regiment |
Lars Magnus Wistedt (3 March 1964 – 25 November 2024) was a Swedish military officer, security specialist and politician of the Sweden Democrats party who was a member of the Riksdag between 2022 and 2024 representing the Uppsala County constituency.[1][2][3]
Life and career
[edit]Wistedt was born on 3 March 1964. He was a graduate of the Swedish Defence University after which he joined the Royal Swedish Army as an officer. He subsequently served as an intelligence officer with the Command and Control Regiment specialising in foreign operations. After leaving the military, he worked as a security consultant in various countries including Africa and the Middle East.[4][5]
He first became active for the SD in Haga where he sat on the party's executive board and focused on matters related to tax and education.[4] For the 2022 Swedish general election, Wistedt stood as a candidate for the party in the Uppsala County constituency and was elected to the Riksdag. He held Seat 287 in parliament.[6] In the Riksdag he served on the committees for defense, education and the constitution.[7]
Wistedt died on 25 November 2024, at the age of 60, while traveling with a NATO delegation in Canada.[8] His Riksdag seat was taken over by Kent Kumpula.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Försäkringskassan, uttag avseende 20001231" (in Swedish). 2014.
Wistedt, Lars Magnus 1964-03-03
- ^ "Här är Sveriges nya riksdag – ledamot för ledamot". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Invalda ledamöter 2022". Riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Han söker lugnet vid vattnet" [He seeks the tranquility of the water]. Mitt i (in Swedish). 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Here are the politicians who become the county's members of parliament". Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Lars Wistedt (SD) from Enköping takes a seat in the Riksdag: Big responsibility". Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Lars Wistedt (SD)". Sveriges riksdag.
- ^ Mossige-Norheim, Thea (25 November 2024). "Riksdagsledamoten Lars Wistedt (SD) är död". SVT (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ TT (27 November 2024). "Han blir ny SD-ledamot efter Lars Wistedt". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 November 2024.