Mattias Bäckström Johansson
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Mattias Bäckström Johansson | |
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| Secretary-General of the Sweden Democrats | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2022 | |
| Party Leader | Jimmie Åkesson |
| Preceded by | Richard Jomshof |
| Deputy Leader of the Sweden Democrats in the Riksdag | |
| In office 25 November 2019 – 25 October 2022 | |
| Party Leader | Jimmie Åkesson |
| Riksdag Leader | Henrik Vinge |
| Preceded by | Henrik Vinge |
| Succeeded by | Linda Lindberg |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| Assumed office 29 September 2014 | |
| Constituency | Kalmar County (2018– ) Västernorrland County (2014–2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anders Torleif Mattias Bäckström Johansson 25 July 1985 Järfälla, Sweden |
| Party | Sweden Democrats |
| Other political affiliations | Moderate Party (until 2000) |
| Spouse | Rebecka Fallenkvist |
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| Alma mater | Kalmar Maritime University (Linnaeus University) |
| Occupation | Reactor operator |
Anders Torleif Mattias Bäckström Johansson (born 25 July 1985) is a Swedish politician of the Sweden Democrats. He has served as Secretary-General of the Sweden Democrats since 2022, having previously served as Deputy Leader of the Sweden Democrats in the Riksdag from 2019 to 2022.[2] He has been Member of the Riksdag since September 2014, representing Västernorrland County from 2014 to 2018, and Kalmar County from 2018 onwards. He currently takes up seat number 256 in the Riksdag.
Bäckström Johansson was born in 1985 in Oskarshamn. He studied marine engineering at the Kalmar Maritime University (a branch of Linnaeus University) and worked as a power station reactor operator at the Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant until his election to the Riksdag.[3][4]
He has two children from a previous marriage and according to a profile in Aftonbladet has been in a relationship with media personality Rebecka Fallenkvist since 2023.[5]