Richard Jomshof

Richard Jomshof
SD
Richard Jomshof SD
Secretary of the Sweden Democrats
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 January 2015
Leader	Jimmie Åkesson
Preceded by	Björn Söder
Member of the Riksdag
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 September 2014
Constituency	Blekinge County
	In office; 19 September 2010 – 11 September 2014
Constituency	Gävleborg County
Personal details
Born	Richard Johannes Lohikoski; 6 July 1969; Helsingborg, Sweden
Political party	Sweden Democrats
Spouse(s)	Linda Jomshof
Alma mater	Malmö University; Lund University

Richard Johannes Jomshof, né Lohikoski, (born 6 July 1969) is a Swedish politician affiliated with the Sweden Democrats party and former pop musician who has served as Secretary of the Sweden Democrats since January 2015. He has been a Member of the Riksdag (SD) since September 2010. He was chief editor of SD-Kuriren (The SD courier) from 2000 to 2009.

Jomshof studied history at Malmö University before attending a teacher training college.[1]

After leaving university, Jomshof became a professional musician, co-founding and playing in the Swedish synthpop band Elegant Machinery. In an interview with Side-Line, he spoke about his involvement in the Sweden Democrats and what effect it has had on Elegant Machinery.[2] When asked what he thought had improved in Sweden the latest 20 years he responded with the music.[3]

Jomshof's original political background was in the Moderate Youth League and he had also previously voted for the Social Democrats. He first became active in the Sweden Democrats in the late 1990s.[1]

Since the 2010 general election, Jomshof represents the Gävleborg constituency in the Riksdag.[4]

In 2012 he succeeded Kent Ekeroth as the SD's spokesman on legal affairs and in January 2015, he was elected as Party Secretary, succeeding Björn Söder.[5]

Jomshof is of Finnish descent through his father, and his surname was Lohikoski until his parents divorced.[6]

References

Orrenius, Niklas (16 October 2005). "Sparkad för sina åsikter". Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
"Elegant Machinery's Richard Jomshof speaks out on being a member of the Sverigedemokraterna". Side-Line. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013.
Liljestrand, Jens (8 April 2015). "En udda fågel bland Sverigedemokraterna". No. 8 Apr 2015. Expressen. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
"Val till riksdagen - Valda - Gävleborgs län". val.se. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.
Taylor, Adam (27 January 2015). "Swedish far-right leader says Islamism is a bigger threat than Nazism". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
"SD:n Richard Jomshof uskoo äänimäärän kaksinkertaistuvan". Sisuradio (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 December 2016.

Sources

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[Sydsvenskan-1] Orrenius, Niklas (16 October 2005). "Sparkad för sina åsikter". Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[2] "Elegant Machinery's Richard Jomshof speaks out on being a member of the Sverigedemokraterna". Side-Line. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013.

[3] Liljestrand, Jens (8 April 2015). "En udda fågel bland Sverigedemokraterna". No. 8 Apr 2015. Expressen. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[4] "Val till riksdagen - Valda - Gävleborgs län". val.se. 23 September 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2010.

[5] Taylor, Adam (27 January 2015). "Swedish far-right leader says Islamism is a bigger threat than Nazism". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[6] "SD:n Richard Jomshof uskoo äänimäärän kaksinkertaistuvan". Sisuradio (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 December 2016.