Mehrnoosh "Nooshi" Dadgostar (born 20 June 1985) is a Swedish politician, a 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 ...

since 2014, deputy chair of the Left Party from 2018 to 2020, and the chair since 2020.

Career

2020–present: Left Party leadership

On 3 February 2020, Dadgostar announced that she would be running for leader of her party following the resignation of

Jonas Sjöstedt Jonas Sjöstedt (born 25 December 1964) is a Swedish politician who was the chairman of the Left Party from 2012 until 2020, and a former metalworker. He is also a member of the Swedish parliament since 2010. Sjöstedt was born in Gothenburg ...

. In late September 2020, Dadgostar was officially nominated as the party's new leader, and on 31 October she was elected leader of the Left Party. In mid-June 2021, she threatened to seek a vote of no-confidence in Stefan Löfven's premiership after the government announced its intention to relax rent control laws in Sweden. On 15 June, she issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the government to either withdraw its plans or have the Left Party withdrawing from the governing coalition. Dadgostar followed through by pulling the Left Party out from their passive support, resulting in a chamber vote where the

voted Löfven out of power.

Personal life

Her parents moved to Sweden as refugees from Iran to escape persecution in the early 1980s. She grew up in

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

. She studied law at

Stockholm University Stockholm University ( sv, Stockholms universitet) is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, so ...

, although without finishing her degree.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dadgostar, Nooshi 1985 births Members of the Riksdag from the Left Party (Sweden) Left Party (Sweden) MEPs Living people Swedish socialists People from Ängelholm Municipality Swedish people of Iranian descent Swedish politicians of Iranian descent Members of the Riksdag 2014–2018 Members of the Riksdag 2018–2022 Members of the Riksdag 2022–2026 21st-century Swedish women politicians Women members of the Riksdag