Jeff Ahl
{{Short description|Swedish politician (born 1987)}}
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| name = Jeff Ahl
| image = Jeff Ahl speaks in Gävle on 17 August 2018.jpg
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| office = Member of the Riksdag
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| term_start = 2014
| term_end = 2018
| constituency = Halland County
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| birth_name = Jeff Gustaf Ahl
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|2|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Tyresö, Sweden
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- Alternative for Sweden
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| education = Luleå University of Technology
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Jeff Gustaf Ahl (born 13 February 1987) is a Swedish politician. As a former member of the Sweden Democrats, he served as member of the Riksdag from 2014 to 2018.
Early life
Jeff Gustaf Ahl was born on 13 February 1987 in Tyresö, Sweden.Sveriges befolkning 1990, CD-ROM, version 1.00 (Sveriges Släktforskarförbund 2011). In 1997, he appeared in the film Lilla Jönssonligan på styva linan in the role of "pojken med fribiljetter".{{Citation |title=Checkland, Sir Michael, (born 13 March 1936), Director-General, BBC, 1987–92; Chairman, Higher Education Funding Council for England, 1997–2001 |date=2007-12-01 |work=Who's Who |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.10723 |access-date=2024-05-07 |publisher=Oxford University Press}}
In 2013, Ahl started his education at the Luleå University of Technology where he studied the bachelor's program for politics and community development.{{cite news|url=http://www.svt.se/nyheter/regionalt/nordnytt/sd-sverige-maste-lamna-eu|title=Sverige måste lämna EU|work=Sveriges Television|date=16 May 2014|accessdate=27 May 2014|last1=Stenberg|first1=Christer|last2=Isberg|first2=Catharina}} Ahl is a former specialist officer at the Norrbotten Regiment.
Political career
= Sweden Democrats =
Ahl joined the Sweden Democrats in 2011 and the following year became chairman of Sweden Democratic Youth (SDU) in Norrbotten. In SDU, he was part of the phalanx that challenged chairman Gustav Kasselstrand for power over the union. In 2014, he ran for the post of vice chairman on the alternative list topped by Henrik Vinge.{{Cite web |date=2014-11-28 |title=Stort stöd för våldsdömd SDU-kandidat |url=https://expo.se/nyhet/stort-stod-for-valdsdomd-sdu-kandidat/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |language=sv-SE}}{{Cite news |date=2014-11-29 |title=Spänt inför SDU-striden |url=https://www.dn.se/nyheter/politik/spant-infor-sdu-striden/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |work=Dagens Nyheter |language=sv |issn=1101-2447}}
In 2013, Ahl became chairman of the Sweden Democrats in Norrbotten, a post he held until 2016.{{Cite news |date=2016-03-07 |title=Jeff Ahl avgår |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/norrbotten/jeff-ahl-avgar |access-date=2024-05-07 |work=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}
In 2014, Ahl was elected to become a member of the Riksdag for the Sweden Democrats but changed party in March 2018 to the newly started Alternative for Sweden and thus became an independent in the Riksdag due to Swedish parliamentary rules on changing parties.{{cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/samhalle/a/P3qRv7/annu-en-sd-ledamot-lamnar-partiet--gar-till-utbrytarna|title=Ännu en SD-ledamot lämnar partiet – går till utbrytarna|work=Aftonbladet|accessdate=27 March 2018}} In the 2018 general election — Alternative for Sweden did not pass the 4% barrier for representation in parliament and as a result — Ahl lost his seat in the Riksdag.
= Alternative for Sweden =
In Alternative for Sweden, Ahl was a member of the party board. In March 2023, Ahl resigned from the board along with Yvonne Lindholm and four other members in protest against Gustav Kasselstrand’s leadership.{{Cite web |title=Flera personer lämnar Alternativ för Sverige |url=https://samnytt.se/flera-personer-lamnar-alternativ-for-sverige/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=samnytt.se |language=sv}} In June of the same year, he also left the party altogether.{{Cite web |last=Redaktionen |date=2023-06-13 |title=AfS-profiler avsäger sig medlemskap |url=https://nyadagbladet.se/inrikes/afs-profiler-avsager-medlemskap/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=Nya Dagbladet |language=sv-SE}}{{Unreliable source?|date=May 2025|certain=yes|reason=Nya Dagbladet is known to promote conspiracy theories, Holocaust denial, and neo-Nazi/Kremlin-backed disinformation}}
Personal life
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Category:Alternative for Sweden politicians
Category:Members of the Riksdag from the Sweden Democrats
Category:People from Tyresö Municipality
Category:People from Boden Municipality
Category:21st-century Swedish politicians
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