Jeff Gustaf Ahl (born 13 February 1987) is a Swedish politician. As a former member of the

Sweden Democrats The Sweden Democrats ( sv , Sverigedemokraterna ; SD ) is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Sweden. As of 2022, it is the largest member of Sweden's right-wing governing bloc to which it provides confidence and supply, a ...

, he served as member of the

Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and se ...

from 2014 to 2018.

Early life

Jeff Gustaf Ahl was born on 13 February 1987 in Tyresö, Sweden. In 1997, he appeared in the film

Lilla Jönssonligan på styva linan ''Lilla Jönssonligan på styva linan'' is the second film in the Swedish ''Lilla Jönssonligan'' film series. It was released on November 28, 1997, in Sweden and was directed by Christjan Wegner. The film has been shown several times on the Swed ...

in the role of "pojken med fribiljetter". In 2013, Ahl started his education at the

Luleå University of Technology Luleå University of Technology is a Public Research University in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The university has four campuses located in the Arctic Region in the cities of Luleå, Kiruna, Skellefteå, and Piteå. With more than 19,000 students a ...

where he studied the bachelor's program for politics and community development. Ahl is a former specialist officer at the

Norrbotten Regiment The Norrbotten Regiment ( sv, Norrbottens regemente), designation I 19, is a Swedish Army arctic armoured, light infantry and commando regiment that traces its origins back to the 19th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited fr ...

Political career

Sweden Democrats

Ahl joined the

in 2011 and the following year became chairman of

Sweden Democratic Youth Sweden Democrat Youth ( sv, Sverigedemokratisk Ungdom ; SDU) was the youth league of the Swedish political party Sweden Democrats until 12 September 2015. Background The youth league was founded in 1993 as an independent youth league to its ...

(SDU) in

Norrbotten Norrbotten (), known in English as North Bothnia, is a Swedish province (''landskap'') in northernmost Sweden. It borders south to Västerbotten, west to Swedish Lapland, and east to Finland. Administration The traditional provinces of Swede ...

. In SDU, he was part of the phalanx that challenged chairman

Gustav Kasselstrand Gustav Mattias Anton Kasselstrand (born 27 June 1987) is a Swedish politician who co-founded the Alternative for Sweden (AfS) in 2018. He was chairman of the Sweden Democratic Youth (SDU) from 2011 to 2015 and served as political secretary to th ...

for power over the union. In 2014, he ran for the post of vice chairman on the alternative list topped by

Henrik Vinge Henrik Olof Vinge (born 10 August 1988) is a Swedish politician of the Sweden Democrats. He has served as Leader of the Sweden Democrats in the Riksdag and as first deputy leader of his party since November 2019. Vinge has a law degree from S ...

. In 2013, Ahl became chairman of the Sweden Democrats in Norrbotten, a post he held until 2016. In 2014, Ahl was elected to become a member of the

for the

but changed party in March 2018 to the newly started

Alternative for Sweden Alternative for Sweden ( sv, link=no, Alternativ för Sverige, AfS) is a far right political party in Sweden. It was founded in March 2018. The party was founded by Gustav Kasselstrand and William Hahne. Alternative for Sweden was founded ...

and thus became an independent in the Riksdag due to Swedish parliamentary rules on changing parties. In the 2018 general election — Alternative for Sweden did not pass the 4% barrier for representation in parliament and as a result — Ahl lost his seat in the Riksdag.

Alternative for Sweden

In Alternative for Sweden, Ahl was a member of the party board. In March 2023, Ahl resigned from the board along with Yvonne Lindholm and four other members in protest against Gustav Kasselstrand’s leadership. In June of the same year, he also left the party altogether.

Personal life

Ahl is a supporter of the sports club

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Name The club is named ...

References

1987 births Living people Swedish nationalists Alternative for Sweden politicians Members of the Riksdag from the Sweden Democrats People from Tyresö Municipality People from Boden Municipality 21st-century Swedish politicians {{Sweden-politician-stub