Markus Wiechel

Markus Wiechel
Wiechel in a press photo
Member of the Riksdag
Preceded byLars Isovaara
ConstituencyVästra Götaland North
Personal details
Born
Gustaf Markus Wiechel

(1988-04-15) 15 April 1988 (age 36)
Linköping, Sweden
Political partySweden Democrats (2007–present)
Alma materLinköping University
ProfessionPolitician
Awards Medal of Honour of the National Assembly of Armenia

Markus Wiechel (born 15 April 1988) is a Swedish politician of the Sweden Democrats. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) of Sweden following the resignation of Lars Isovaara on 29 November 2012. He's currently serving as member for the Committee on Foreign Affairs as well as Deputy for the Committee on European Union Affairs. Wiechel is currently part of three international parliamentary delegations: NATO-PA as a deputy member, the OSCE-PA and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Wiechel is the chairman of the Swedish PACE-delegation and holds the seat as vice president of the Assembly.