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Mr Markus WIECHEL (Sweden, ECPA)

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Representative
Member of the Riksdag
Sweden Democrats

Sveriges Riksdag
SE - 100 12 - Stockholm
Sweden

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2025 , 2024 , 2023 , 2022

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: European Conservatives, Patriots & Affiliates since 03/02/2025
  • Member: European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance from 05/10/2019 to 03/02/2025
  • Member: European Conservatives Group from 29/06/2018 to 04/10/2019
  • Member: Members not belonging to a Political Group from 18/04/2016 to 28/06/2018

In the Assembly

  • since 21/01/2019 Representative - Sweden
  • from 18/04/2016 to 20/01/2019 Substitute - Sweden

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • Full Member: Special Committee on the New Democratic Pact (since 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 23/01/2023)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (from 23/01/2023 to 26/01/2025)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (from 23/01/2023 to 26/01/2025)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (since 25/11/2022)
  • Member: Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) (from 19/04/2021 to 26/01/2023)
  • Member: (Former) Committee on Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs (from 30/09/2019 to 26/01/2020)
  • Full Member: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights (from 21/01/2019 to 22/01/2023)
  • Full Member: Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development (from 18/04/2016 to 20/01/2019)
  • Alternate of Ms Jessica STEGRUD (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 23/01/2023 to 29/09/2024)
  • Alternate of Mr Momodou Malcolm JALLOW (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (from 21/01/2019 to 24/11/2022)
  • Alternate of Mr Michael SVENSSON (Full Member): (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 22/01/2018 to 20/01/2019)
  • Alternate of Ms Boriana ÅBERG (Full Member): (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 24/04/2017 to 21/01/2018)
  • Alternate of Ms Tina GHASEMI (Full Member): (Former) Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (from 18/04/2016 to 23/04/2017)

Interventions

Last speeches

29/01/2026 | 17:22:58 Dear colleagues, At first glance, it might appear as if this resolution advances human rights by condemning genuine abuses. In reality, its sweeping and ambiguous language poses a serious threat to evidence-based care, especially for vulnerable young people. The text conflates undeniable wrongs, coercion, force, or physical harm, with legitimate, consensual practices: thoughtful exploratory talk therapy, empathetic listening to a child's feelings, or parents offering loving, age-appropriate... 29/01/2026 | 12:16:28 Madam President, Distinguished colleagues, The regime in Iran is a clique of fanatical criminals. They have hijacked a proud nation and transformed it into a large prison and killing field. These occupants are not a government; they are a criminal syndicate. They hang its citizens for demanding fundamental freedoms, gun down children in the streets, torture prisoners until they break, and stage public executions to terrorize the population. Hundreds are murdered every year in sham trials. The... 29/01/2026 | 10:29:47 Dear colleagues, I stand here today not only as spokesman for my political group and a member of this Assembly, dedicated to safeguarding democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. I also stand here as a European, and as a Swede, part of the Nordic family, which naturally includes our brothers and sisters in Greenland. I commend my good Danish colleague from the Socialist Group, who recently addressed this matter. The bizarre situation concerning Greenland touches me personally: I consider... 27/01/2026 | 17:58:53 Distinguished colleagues, As Russia's war against Ukraine nears its fourth year, the Kremlin’s refusal for an immediate ceasefire remains alarmingly clear. This draft resolution robustly condemns Moscow’s ongoing offensive, which targets civilian infrastructure and energy networks, especially this winter, while militarising an occupied nuclear plant. The report reveals systemic crimes against humanity: forced deportations of children, indoctrination in camps, and torture of prisoners. These... 02/10/2025 | 10:54:51 Mister President, Friends and colleagues. Today, we stand at the crossroads for Europe's future. At the same time as we witness Russia's current barbarity, we see what the Russian perpetrators are preparing for. And this is why the free world needs to be ready to defend our democracies from the cold winds of ruthless authoritarian oppression. Russia's continued provocations and unacceptable behaviour extend far beyond Ukraine's borders. Through airspace violations in Estonia, Poland, Romania...

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