Anna Hagwall

Anna Hagwall (born 19 January 1953) is a Hungarian-born Swedish politician. She was a member of the Swedish Riksdag since 21 February 2013[1] until 2018.

Anna Hagwall
Member of the Swedish Parliament
for Västra Götaland County
In office
21 February 2013  2018
Preceded byErik Almqvist
Personal details
Born (1953-01-19) 19 January 1953
Budapest, Hungary
Political partySweden Democrats (until 2016)
Independent (2016–present)
ProfessionOptician

She came to Sweden in 1972 through her marriage to a Swedish man.[2] She worked as an optician before becoming elected to parliament in 2013 to replace Erik Almqvist.[3]

It was announced on 5 December 2016 that Hagwall had been expelled from the Sweden Democrats after she had made remarks deemed antisemitic. She has since become a member of the Alternative for Sweden party.[4]

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