Markus Allard
Markus Allard | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Örebro Party | |
| Assumed office 5 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the Örebro municipal assembly | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karl Markus Alfred Allard 3 January 1990 |
| Party | Örebro Party (since 2014) |
| Other political affiliations | Left (until 2013) SADI (Mali - 2012) |
| Relatives | Henry Allard (grandfather) |
Karl Markus Alfred Allard (born 3 January 1990) is a Swedish politician, journalist and columnist, serving as leader of the Örebro Party since its inception in 2014. Since the general election in 2018, he is a municipal commissioner and member in the Örebro municipal assembly.[1] Following the 2022 election, he is also county commissioner and member of the Örebro county council.[2] Allard writes columns for the blog Ledarsidorna,[3] and has previously worked as a journalist for the online newspaper Nyheter Idag as well as the Sweden Democrat-connected media outlet Riks.[4]
He has a podcast with writer Malcom Kyeyune and with former Alternative for Sweden Riksdag candidate Erik Berglund.[5]
Biography
From 2009 to 2013, Allard was chairman of the Young Left's district organisation in Örebro. He worked for the election campaign of Oumar Mariko in Mali during the 2012 Malian coup d'état.[6][7]
Markus Allard is the grandson of the Social Democratic politician and speaker of the Riksdag Henry Allard.
References
- ^ "Örebro Kommunfullmäktige Uppdrag". Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Markus Allard • regionorebrolan.se". www.regionorebrolan.se. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Ledarsidorna". Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Markus Allard". Nyheter Idag. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Markus och Malcom i Apple Podcasts". podcasts.apple.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Ovisst inför val i Mali". Arbetaren (in Swedish). 25 July 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Radio, Sveriges (5 March 2012). "Volontär i korruptionspräglade Mali – P4 Örebro". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 September 2021.