John Erik Ezelius (born 1986) is a Swedish politician, army officer and member of the

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, the national

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. A member of the

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, he has represented Västra Götaland County East since September 2018. He had previously been a substitute member of the Riksdag for Urban Ahlin twice: September 2014 to October 2015; and January 2016 to September 2018. Ezelius is the son of project manager Peter Ezelius and nurse Lena Ezelius (née Karlsson). He was educated in

Tidaholm Tidaholm () is a locality and the seat of Tidaholm Municipality in Västergötland Province within Västra Götaland County, Sweden, consisting of 520 square kilometers, or a little more than 200 square miles. It is located on the Tidan River, t ...

and worked as substitute teacher and appliance salesman. He has a military officer degree from the

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and has been a

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in the Skaraborg Regiment since 2012. He has been a member of the

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Tidaholm Municipality Tidaholm Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the stad (Sweden), city of Tidaholm. The municipality is located on the banks of the river Tidan (river), T ...

since 2006.

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1986 births Living people Members of the Riksdag 2018–2022 Members of the Riksdag 2022–2026 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats People from Tidaholm Municipality Swedish Army officers {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub