John Erik Ezelius (born 1986) is a Swedish politician, army officer and member of the Riksdag, 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 Urban Christian Ahlin (; born 13 November 1964) is a Swedish Social Democratic Party politician who was Speaker of the Riksdag from September 2014 to September 2018. He served as a Member of the Riksdag (MP) for the Västra Götaland County East ...

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. The city consists of 520 square kilometers, or a little more than 200 square miles. It is located on the Tidan Riv ...

and worked as substitute teacher and appliance salesman. He has a military officer degree from the Swedish Defence University 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 (''Tidaholms kommun'') is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Tidaholm. The municipality is located on the banks of the river Tidan. In the early 1970s a nation ...

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