Tomas Tobé
Tomas Tobé | |
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Member of the Riksdag | |
In office 24 September 2018 – 1 July 2019 | |
Constituency | Stockholm County |
In office 2 October 2006 – 24 September 2018 | |
Constituency | Gävleborg County |
Personal details | |
Born | Gävle, Sweden | 16 February 1978
Political party | Moderate Party |
Spouse | Markus Tobé |
Children | 2 |
Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Tomas Gunnar Tobé (born 16 February 1978) is a
Political career
Career in national politics
Tobé was elected to the
In March 2017 there was controversy around Tobé after it was revealed that he had used public funds for wine purchases and personal trips.
Member of the European Parliament
Since the
Tobé is also a member of the
In addition to his committee assignments, Tobé is part of the Parliament’s delegations for relations to Israel and to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean.[7] He also belongs to the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights[8] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights.[9]
After the
In March 2024, Tobé was one of twenty MEPs to be given a "Rising Star" award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards[11]
Personal life
Tobé is married to Markus Tobé with whom he has twins born via surrogacy.[12]
References
- ^ Final results from European Parliament elections in Sweden Archived 21 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine Read 31 May 2019 (in Swedish)
- ^ Tomas Tobé appointed new party secretary Reviewed 11 January 2015 (Swedish).
- ^ Sundberg, Marit (14 March 2017). "Tomas Tobé köpte vin med riksdagens kort". SVT Nyheter.
- ^ Efter avgångskraven: Kinberg Batra håller pressträff Läst 2017-06-02
- ^ Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG) European Parliament
- ^ Bartoloni, Mia (4 December 2020). "Movers and Shakers". The Parliament Magazine. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Tomas Tobé European Parliament.
- ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on LGBTI Rights.
- ^ Intergroup on Children’s Rights European Parliament.
- ^ Nicholson, Catherine (1 April 2022). "Sweden 'needs the security of NATO membership': Leading Swedish MEP". France 24. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "MEP Awards 2024 - The Rising Stars". The Parliament Magazine. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Tomas Tobé become father to twins Revived 19 December 2014