Roland Utbult

Roland Utbult
Member of the Swedish Parliament
for Kristdemokraterna
Assumed office
4 October 2010
Personal details
Born (1951-05-24) May 24, 1951
Öckerö, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Other political
affiliations
Folkpartiet
Occupation Singer

Swedish politician and musician Roland Utbult was born on 24 May 1951. Prior to entering politics, Utbult had a successful musical career in the Christian genre of Swedish music. He is currently a politician serving Kristdemokraterna in the Swedish Riksdag[1] using his musical ability in his service as a politician before the parliament.[2] Along with other influential Christian musicians, Utbult appeared on the Swedish version of Gaither Homecoming "Minns du sången," a show much appreciated by many Swedish Christians.[3]

Politics

He was originally active in Folkpartiet, the Swedish liberal party during his time in politics. However, certain party positions are considered as being incompatible with Utbult's Christian faith.[4] In the 2010 elections Utbult ran, and was elected, as a candidate for the more conservative Kristdemokraterna party and has been a member of the Swedish parliament since that year.[5]

References

  1. "Kristdemokraterna — Kontaktportalsida". kristdemokraterna.se. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  2. "Utbult brast ut i sång i riksdagen". Expressen. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  3. "Svensk mediedatabas". SMDB. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  4. "Folkpartiet borde ta avstånd från abortmotståndaren Utbult". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  5. "Roland Utbult (KD)". Riksdagen.se. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
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