Patrick Reslow
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Patrick Reslow Värmland County constituency | |
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| Assumed office 24 September 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 May 1970 Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden |
| Political party | Sweden Democrats (2017–present) Independent (from 17 May 2017) Moderate Party (2010–2017) |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Bert Patrick Reslow (born 28 May 1970 in
When Reslow first joined the Riksdag he was a member of the
Early life
Reslow was born in Malmö in 1970. He went on to study at Lund University between 1990 and 1998, initially for a law degree before completing a Master's in political history.
Political career
Reslow was elected to parliament for the Moderate Party during the 2010 Swedish general election and subsequently served on the Justice Committee in the Riksdag. In 2017, Reslow announced he was joining the Sweden Democrats, citing concerns over immigration and personal opposition to the December Agreement the Moderates had made to prevent the Sweden Democrats from voting down the budget set by the Swedish Social Democratic Party as his reasons for doing so. He was re-elected to the Riksdag at the 2018 Swedish general election representing the Sweden Democrats.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "Moderate MP defects to Sweden Democrats". sverigesradio.se. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Analysis: How significant is Moderate MP's defection to Sweden Democrats?". sverigesradio.se. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Swedish center-right: one MP's defection reveals a strategic meltdown". neweurope. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
External links
Media related to Patrick Reslow at Wikimedia Commons
