Muharrem Demirok
Muharrem Demirok | |
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.jpg) Muharrem Demirok at the Almedalen Week in 2023 | |
| Leader of the Centre Party | |
| In office 2 February 2023 – 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Annie Lööf |
| Succeeded by | Anna-Karin Hatt |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| Assumed office 27 September 2022 | |
| Constituency | Östergötland County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1976 Huddinge, Sweden |
| Political party | Centre |
| Children | 3 |
Muharrem Daniel Demirok (born 3 October 1976) is a Swedish politician who served as leader of the Centre Party from 2023 to 2025. Additionally, Demirok has been a member of parliament since September 2022.[1]
Early life
[edit]Demirok was born on 3 October 1976 in Huddinge, Stockholm County, Sweden to a Swedish mother and Turkish father.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit]He is a member of the Centre Party.[2] From 2009 to 2022, he served as a municipal council in the municipality of Linköping.[5] Following the 2022 Swedish general election, he became a member of parliament.[3] On 11 January 2023, during the 2023 Centre Party leadership election, he was endorsed by the party's election committee as the candidate to succeed Annie Lööf, the incumbent leader of Centre Party.[2][6] He was appointed party leader on 2 February, during a party meeting in Helsingborg.[7] On February 24, 2025, Muharrem Demirok announced his resignation from his position as party leader and will remain in office until a successor is appointed.[8] On 3 May 2025, Anna-Karin Hatt officially was elected new party leader.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Demirok has been convicted for two counts of assault, for which he received fines and did community service. The first assault took place in 1995 with another student during his high school studies. The second assault happened in 1999, when he ended up in an altercation with another student at a university party in Linköping.[10][11] He is in a cohabitating partnership and has three children.[4]
Honours and decorations
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15 September 2023: Recipient of the Commemorative Golden Jubilee Medal of His Majesty The King.[12]
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References
[edit]- ^ Jönsson, Nils; Bergman, Linnea (24 February 2025). "Uppgifter: Muharrem Demirok avgår som C-ledare". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish).
- ^ a b c "Sweden's Centre Party nominates Muharrem Demirok as new leader". The Local Sweden. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Vi som skriver « Jämställd". 22 August 2010. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ a b Rosén, Hans (28 January 2023). "Muharrem Demirok: SD sätter Sveriges säkerhet på spel". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Linköpings Tidning - Muharrem Demirok tar över efter Gösta Gustavsson". 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 10 December 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Frenker, Clarence (11 January 2023). "Muharrem Demirok föreslås bli ny partiledare för Centerpartiet". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Markus Botsjö (2 February 2023). "Muharrem Demirok ny partiledare för Centerpartiet". SVT Nyheter. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Muharrem Demirok lämnar som partiledare". centerpartiet.se. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ Nyheter, S. V. T. (3 May 2025). "Anna-Karin Hatt vald som ny ordförande för Centerpartiet". SVT Nyheter. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ Brantemo, Axel; Askbom, August (20 December 2022). "Centerns kandidat Muharrem Demirok dömd för misshandel". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Ewald Hurinsky, Hugo (20 December 2022). "C-kandidaten dömd för misshandel: Har känt skam". Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Bergh, Jonna (15 September 2023). "Bäst klädda gästerna på kungens jubileumsmiddag". Damernas Värld. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
External links
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Media related to Muharrem Demirok at Wikimedia Commons
