Hans Johnny Skalin | |
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 Johnny Skalin's official portrait Picture: Sveriges riksdag | |
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| In office 2010–2022 | |
| Constituency | Halland County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1978-04-01)1 April 1978 (age 47) Västernorrland County |
| Political party | Sweden Democrats |
Hans Johnny Skalin (born April 1, 1978) is a Swedish politician who was a member of theRiksdag for theSweden Democrats party between 2010 and 2022.
Skalin was first elected to parliament during the2010 Swedish general election. He was initially elected to the constituency ofÖstergötland County but switched to representVästernorrland County in 2014. He was the SD's temporary economic spokesman afterErik Almqvist resigned from the position following theiron pipe scandal untilSven-Olof Sällström was appointed as a full-time replacement. Skalin also unsuccessfully stood for the SD during the2014 European Parliament election and was the third candidate on the party's ballot.[1]
In parliament, Skalin is a member of the EU Committee and a deputy in the Riksdag Foreign Affairs Committee.[2][3]
Skalin has also called for Sweden to drastically cut down on its immigration and asylum seeker intake.[4] Skalin chose not to stand for re-election ahead of the2022 Swedish general election.[5]
In 2019, Skalin began a relationship with localSwedish Social Democrats politician and employee Nina Burchardt. After publicly announcing the relationship, Burchardt was forced to resign her duties because of the relationship with a Riksdag member from a different party and because of Skalin's association with the Sweden Democrats.[6]