Peter Lundgren (politician)
Peter Lundgren MEP | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 1 July 2014 | |
Constituency | Sweden |
Personal details | |
Born |
Kent Peter Lundgren 2 February 1963 Ekeby, Bjuv, Skåne County, Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Political party | Sweden Democrats |
Profession | Truck driver |
Kent Peter Lundgren (born 2 February 1963) is a Swedish politician and a member of the Sweden Democrats.[1] Lundgren was elected as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the May 2014 European Parliament election in Sweden.
Career
Lundgren is a former truck driver. He has been a member of the executive board of the Sweden Democrats since November 2013. Lundgren was launched as one of his party's top candidates to the European Parliament on 27 January 2014. On 25 May 2014, Lundgren and Kristina Winberg became the first representatives of the Sweden Democrats to be elected Members of the European Parliament.[2][3][4][5]
In 2015, Lundgren was one of the nominees for the Parliament Magazine award as the best EU parliamentarian in the transport section.[6][7] This was the very first nominee from the EFDD group. Lundgren did not win the award but said he was happy to be nominated.[8]
Personal life
He lives in Kulltorp and is a member of the city council in Gnosjö Municipality.[9]
References
- ↑ "SD-kandidat: Jag vill avveckla EU" (in Swedish). europaportalen.se. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Både Lundgren och Winberg till Bryssel" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 2014-04-25.
- ↑ Duxbury, Charles. "Top Two Swedish Parties Lose Ground in European Vote". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ↑ "EXTRA Sweden Democrats win two of Sweden's 20 seats". europeonline-magazine.eu. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ↑ http://www.europaportalen.se/2015/02/tva-svenskar-nominerade-som-basta-eu-parlamentariker
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150413122046/http://www.mepawards.eu/shortlist
- ↑ http://www.vn.se/article/ingen-vinst-for-lundgren-sd/
- ↑ Lindholm, Emilia (2014-01-27). "Peter Lundgren kandiderar till Europaparlamentet". Värnamo Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2014-05-26.