Johan Nissinen Explained

Johan Nissinen
Honorific-Suffix:MEP
Office:Member of the European Parliament
Term Start:October 2022
Predecessor:Jessica Stegrud
Office2:Member of the Riksdag
Term Start2:29 September 2014
Term End2:11 September 2022
Constituency2:Skåne NE
Birth Name:Johan Harry Nissinen
Birth Date:17 May 1989
Birth Place:Värnamo, Sweden
Party:People’s List (since 2024)
Otherparty:Sweden Democrats (until 2024)

Johan Harry Nissinen (born 17 May 1989) is a Swedish politician who was elected as a member of the Riksdag in 2014 and since 2022 has been a Member of the European Parliament.

He served on the executive board for the Sweden Democrats in Finnveden before becoming a municipal councilor in Värnamo. During the 2014 Swedish general election, he was elected to parliament representing the Skåne Northern and Eastern constituency and served on the EU committee in parliament. Nissinen did not contest the 2022 election but instead was appointed to replace Jessica Stegrud in the European Parliament after she was elected to the Riksdag.[1] [2] [3]

On 2 May 2024, Nissinen left the Sweden Democrats and joined the newly-started People’s List.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nissinen in i Europaråd. Värnamo Nyheter. 25 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Nissinen (SD) invald på Skånebänken. Värnamo Nyheter. 24 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Riksdagen nästa för Nissinen. Värnamo Nyheter. 15 September 2014.