Martin Melin (born 6 March 1967), is a Swedish author, police officer, television personality, and the world's first winner of the TV reality series

Expedition Robinson ''Robinson'', formerly ''Expedition Robinson'', is a Swedish reality game show and the original version of the international '' Survivor'' format. The television show places a group of strangers in an isolated location, where they must provide ...

(the first of the

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series). Melin is the son of historian Jan Melin. In 2010, Melin married author

Camilla Läckberg Jean Edith Camilla Läckberg Eriksson (; born August 30, 1974) is a Swedish crime writer. As of the early-2010s, her work has been translated into more than 40 languages in 60 countries. She has been called "the rock star of Nordic noir." Wri ...

; the now divorced couple have one child together. Melin won the reality television show

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on 13 December. In the late 1990s, Melin appeared on numerous shows such as ''På rymmen'', ''Jakten på ökenguldet'' and ''Hon och han''. In 2015, he participated in the reality series ''Realitystjärnorna på godset'' alongside some of Sweden's best-known reality-series stars, such as Gunilla Persson. That series was broadcast on

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. Melin published a book called ''Coola pappor''. Melin will become a member of the

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for the Liberal party on 31 October 2022, for six months, replacing

Joar Forssell ''Joar'' Nils Arvid Karlsson Forssell (born 17 February 1993) is a Swedish politician and a member of the Swedish parliament. Between 6 August 2016 and 18 August 2019 he was chairperson of LUF, Liberal Youth of Sweden. In the 2018 parliamentar ...

who goes on parental leave.

References

External links

Martin Melin blog on Coola Pappor
* 1967 births Writers from Stockholm Swedish male writers Swedish police officers Swedish television personalities Living people {{Sweden-bio-stub