Rasmus Giertz (born 3 June 1994 in

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) is a Swedish politician of the

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party who has served as a Member of the Riksdag for the Dalarna County constituency since September 2022.

Biography

Giertz was elected regional leader of the

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(the youth wing of the SD) in Dalarna in 2018. He later became the regional chairman for the SD in Dalarna in 2022 and stood for the party during the

2022 Swedish general election General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution, regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The pr ...

in the Dalarna County constituency, but was not elected and instead designated as a substitute for

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. Following the election, Giertz was appointed to the seat after Gille went on maternity leave. He serves as a member of the foreign affairs committee in the Riksdag. In 2022, Giertz was appointed as a full member of the Riksdag to fill in for

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who died in office. In 2018, Giertz became the source of some controversy during a public debate when he suggested foreign rapists should be deported while Swedish rapists should "stretch yourself, get a gym card and stop raping women." Giertz later claimed his comments had been taken out of context but were "clumsily worded." In December 2022, Giertz filed a police statement after being the victim of assault at a pub in

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. Giertz stated a group of men verbally abused their party and later physically attacked him outside. The case was handed over to the Special Prosecutor's Chamber which investigates incidents involving politicians, judges and special officials. In September 2022, Giertz reported that two men had followed and threatened him outside of his home in Falun. A man in his 20s was later charged with harassment against Giertz. In response to the incident,

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included Giertz's name on a report discussing threats against politicians which found younger elected officials were more likely to be victims of threats.

References

Living people 1994 births 21st-century Swedish politicians Members of the Riksdag 2022–2026 Members of the Riksdag from the Sweden Democrats People from Enköping {{Sweden-politician-stub