Sofia Alexandra Völker (born 1989) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, the national

legislature A legislature is an deliberative assembly, assembly with the authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country or city. They are often contrasted with the Executive (government), executive and Judiciary, ...

. A member of the

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, she has represented

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since September 2014. Völker is the daughter of engineer Per Völker and

psychotherapist Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome prob ...

Marie Lundman Völker. She has a

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in politics and a

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in political science from

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. She has been a member of the

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural coun ...

Sundbyberg Municipality Sundbyberg Municipality (''Sundbybergs kommun'' or ''Sundbybergs stad'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, just north of the capital Stockholm. Sundbyberg is wholly within the Stockholm urban area and has a 100% urba ...

since 2014.

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1989 births Living people Members of the Riksdag 2014–2018 Members of the Riksdag 2018–2022 Members of the Riksdag 2022–2026 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats People from Sundbyberg Municipality Stockholm University alumni Women members of the Riksdag 21st-century Swedish women politicians {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub