Leila Ali Elmi
Leila Ali Elmi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Riksdag | |
| Assumed office 24 September 2018 | |
| Constituency | Gothenburg Municipality |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1988 Ethiopia |
| Political party | Green Party |
Leila Ali Elmi (born 16 January 1988) is an Ethiopian-born Swedish politician with Somali origin. She has been a member of the Swedish Riksdag since 24 September 2018.[1] She is a member of the Green Party, which she joined in 2014.[2][3]
She was born on 16 January 1988 in Ethiopia to a Somali family. When she was three, her family moved to Sweden. She grew up in Hjällbo, outside Gothenburg.[4] After upper secondary school, she had jobs cleaning and delivering newspapers. She worked as an interpreter for nine years before her election to the Riksdag.[5]
She campaigned primarily on a platform of improving schools in disadvantaged areas.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Leila Ali Elmi (Grn)". Riksdagen.se. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ Shohreh Zare (18 September 2018). "Det här har hänt – Leila Ali-Elmi | SVT Nyheter". Svt.se. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Larsson, Arne (17 September 2018). "Leila Ali Elmis kryssrace har väckt debatt". gp.se.
- ^ Gelin, Gustav (26 February 2019). "Leila Ali Elmi: "De som riktade kritik mot mig saknade kunskap"". Dagens ETC. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Orrenius, Niklas (18 December 2020). "Riksdagsledamoten har gängvåldet nära – men ogillar debatten om klaner". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "De tar plats i riksdagen". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 16 September 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ Orrenius, Niklas (22 September 2018). "Så hjälpte fotbollsklubben Leila Ali Elmi till riksdagen". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 August 2025.