Niklas Wykman

Niklas Åke Wykman (born 10 March 1981 in Kalmar) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has been Member of the Riksdag since the 2014 general election, representing Stockholm County. He was chairman of the Moderate Youth League, the youth wing of the Moderate Party, from 2006 to 2010.

Niklas Wykman
Member of the Riksdag
Assumed office
29 September 2014
ConstituencyStockholm County
Chairman of the Moderate Youth League
In office
25 November 2006 – 27 November 2010
Preceded byJohan Forssell
Succeeded byErik Bengtzboe
Personal details
Born (1981-03-10) March 10, 1981
Kalmar, Kalmar County
Alma materStockholm University

Career

Wykman joined the Moderate Youth League in 1997 and was also chairman of the Moderate School Youth (Swedish: Moderat skolungdom) from 2000 to 2001. He was elected new chairman of the Moderate Youth League at its congress in Sollentuna on November 25, 2006, winning over the election committee's candidate Mattias Thorsson with the votes 63–49.

Until being elected chairman of the Moderate Youth League, Wykman was a student of mathematical statistics at Stockholm University and worked as a team leader at a call centre. During the 2003 referendum on Sweden adopting the Euro as their currency Wykman worked for the center-right No-campaign Medborgare mot EMU.

Controversial statements

After the boarding of the Free Gaza Movements "Freedom Flotilla" by Israeli troops in June 2010, Niklas Wykman declared on his Facebook webpage that "I feel eased now when Hamas does not receive the visits they had expected. It is a victory for the whole of Gaza! [The Swedish] Ship to Gaza are useful idiots, terrorists, and ideologically driven aiming to genocide Israel"[1][2] The statements received strong criticism from representatives from most political parties, including Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, who recognized the humanitarian aspects of the solidarity movement.[3]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-07-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2010-07-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://nyheter24.se/maktkamp24/408299-reinfeldt-kritisk-mot-muf-ordforande
    Preceded by
    Johan Forssell    		 Chairman of the Moderate Youth League
    2006 - 2010    		 Succeeded by
    Erik Bengtzboe
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