Leila Ali Elmi
Swedish politician (born 1988)
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Leila Ali Elmi (born 16 January 1988) is an Ethiopian-born Swedish politician of Somali origin. She has been a member of the Swedish Riksdag since 24 September 2018.[1] She is a member of the Green Party, which she joined in 2014.[2][3]
Leila Ali Elmi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| Assumed office 24 September 2018 | |
| Constituency | Gothenburg Municipality |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1988 Ethiopia |
| Party | Green Party |
She was born on 16 January 1988 in Ethiopia to a Somali family. When she was three, her family moved to Sweden. She grew up in Hjällbo, outside Gothenburg.[4] After upper secondary school, she had jobs cleaning and delivering newspapers. She worked as an interpreter for nine years before her election to the Riksdag.[5]
She campaigned primarily on a platform of improving schools in disadvantaged areas.[6][7]
