Richard Jomshof
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Richard Jomshof, born 1969 in Helsingborg
, Sweden
, is a member of the Swedish parliament
for the Sweden Democrats
since 2010 and was the chief editor of SD-Kuriren (The SD courier) 2000-2009.
Jomshof is also a musician, playing in the Swedish synth pop band Elegant Machinery
. In an interview with Side-Line, Elegant Machinery's Richard Jomshof has spoken about his involvement in the political party Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna, SD) and what effect it has had on Elegant Machinery.
Since the 2010 general election, Jomshof represents the Gävleborg constituency in the Riksdag.
Helsingborg
Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, is a member of the Swedish parliament
Parliament of Sweden
The Riksdag is the national legislative assembly of Sweden. The riksdag is a unicameral assembly with 349 members , who are elected on a proportional basis to serve fixed terms of four years...
for the Sweden Democrats
Sweden Democrats
The Sweden Democrats is a political party in Sweden, founded in 1988. SD describes itself as a nationalist movement although others use the term far-right. Since 2005, its party chairman is Jimmie Åkesson, while Björn Söder is the party secretary and parliamentary group leader. An Anemone...
since 2010 and was the chief editor of SD-Kuriren (The SD courier) 2000-2009.
Jomshof is also a musician, playing in the Swedish synth pop band Elegant Machinery
Elegant Machinery
Elegant Machinery is a Swedish synthpop band. Borrowing heavily from the likes of Depeche Mode, they are one of few recent bands dedicated to making traditional synthpop music...
. In an interview with Side-Line, Elegant Machinery's Richard Jomshof has spoken about his involvement in the political party Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna, SD) and what effect it has had on Elegant Machinery.
Since the 2010 general election, Jomshof represents the Gävleborg constituency in the Riksdag.