Anders Alftberg

Swedish educator and politician

Anders Alftberg

Member of the Riksdag
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 September 2022
Constituency	Västra Götaland County South

Personal details
Born	(1973-01-21) 21 January 1973 (age 51) Jönköping, Sweden
Political party	Sweden Democrats
Occupation	Teacher

Anders Alftberg (born 21 January 1973 in Jönköping) is a Swedish educator and politician of the Sweden Democrats party who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2022 representing the constituency of Västra Götaland County South.

Biography

Alftberg was born in Jönköping in 1973 before moving to Borås in the 1980s. He worked for sixteen years as a middle and high school teacher in Borås.^[1]^[2]

In 2018, he was elected as a municipal councilor for the Sweden Democrats in Borås and served as a political secretary to the SD's spokesman on the council. He also sat on the education board within the county.^[3] For the 2022 Swedish general election, Alftberg contested the constituency of Västra Götaland County South on the SD's ballot and won a seat. He is expected to take up seat 49 in the Riksdag.^[4]

Outside of politics, Alftberg is married with three children. He has cited former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill as a role model.^[5]

References

^ "Anders Alftberg" (in Swedish). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
^ "Order and order the most important issue for teachers on SD's municipal list" (in Swedish). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
^ "Boråsare on the way to the Riksdag site" (in Swedish). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
^ "Boråsare on the way to the Riksdag site" (in Swedish). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
^ "Anders Alftberg" (in Swedish). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.