Muharrem Daniel Demirok (born 3 October 1976) is a Swedish politician who served as leader of the Centre Party from 2023 to 2025. Additionally, Demirok has been a member of parliament since September 2022.

Early life

Demirok was born on 3 October 1976 in

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, Stockholm County, Sweden to a Swedish mother and Turkish father.

Career

He is a member of the Centre Party. From 2009 to 2022, he served as a municipal council in the municipality of

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. Following the

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, he became a member of parliament. On 11 January 2023, during the 2023 Centre Party leadership election, he was endorsed by the party's election committee as the candidate to succeed

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, the incumbent leader of Centre Party. He was appointed party leader on 2 February, during a party meeting in

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. On February 24, 2025, Muharrem Demirok announced his resignation from his position as party leader and will remain in office until a successor is appointed. On 3 May 2025,

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officially was elected new party leader.

Personal life

Demirok has been convicted for two counts of assault, for which he received fines and did community service. The first assault took place in 1995 with another student during his high school studies. The second assault happened in 1999, when he ended up in an altercation with another student at a university party in

. He is in a cohabitating partnership and has three children.

Honours and decorations

: * 15 September 2023: Recipient of the Commemorative Golden Jubilee Medal of His Majesty The King.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muharrem Demirok 1976 births Living people Centre Party (Sweden) politicians Leaders of political parties in Sweden Members of the Riksdag 2022–2026 Politicians from Stockholm Swedish people of Turkish descent Members of the Riksdag from the Centre Party (Sweden)