Björn Wiechel

{{Short description|Swedish politician (born 1983)}}

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| office1 = Member of the Riksdag

| constituency1 = Västerbotten County

| term_start1 = 29 September 2014

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| birth_name = Björn Göran Sebastian Wiechel

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| party = Social Democratic Party

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| alma_mater = Umeå University

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Björn Göran Sebastian Wiechel (born 1983) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Västerbotten County since September 2014.{{cite web |title=Ledamöter & partier: Björn Wiechel (S) |url=https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/ledamoter-partier/ledamot/Bjorn-Wiechel_7ef75999-90a2-41af-a083-6dfd70e8e3e8/ |publisher=Riksdag |access-date=22 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929073638/https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/ledamoter-partier/ledamot/Bjorn-Wiechel_7ef75999-90a2-41af-a083-6dfd70e8e3e8/ |archive-date=29 September 2022 |location=Stockholm, Sweden |language=sv}}

Wiechel is the son of journalist Hans Wiechel and Susanne Waldau. He was educated in Umeå and studied cultural geography at Umeå University. He worked as a store assistant at Clas Ohlson in Umeå (2001–2012), a bartender in Umeå (2008–2011) and a high school teacher in Umeå (2009–2011). He is the cousin of Markus Wiechel, a member of the Riksdag for the far right Sweden Democrats.{{cite news |last1=Häggström |first1=Andreas |title=SD-toppens kusin på riksdagsplats – för S |url=https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/sd-toppens-kusin-pa-riksdagsplats--for-s/ |access-date=22 November 2022 |work=Expressen |date=22 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614234946/https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/sd-toppens-kusin-pa-riksdagsplats--for-s/ |archive-date=14 June 2022 |location=Stockholm, Sweden |language=sv}}