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Daniel Helldén

Daniel Helldén

Daniel Helldén (born 1965 in Luleå) is a Swedish politician of the Green Party, co-spokesperson since November 2023 alongside Amanda Lind, and a member of the Riksdag for Stockholm since 2022.

Born
1965 (61 years), Luleå Cathedral Assembly
Party
Green Party
Office
Member of the Swedish Riksdag 2022–
Political position

Centre-left · Where sources place the party (Green Party)
Green Party generally placed centre-left
Ideology: green politics

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He holds a doctorate in political science. He is named in the 2026 Swedish general election race for Prime Minister.

Career

Helldén earned a doctorate in political science at Stockholm University in 2005. He led the Green group in Stockholm's city council from 2011 to 2022 and was vice mayor and commissioner for transport from 2014 to 2022. He entered the Riksdag in September 2022 for Stockholm and became co-spokesperson of the Green Party in November 2023. The Greens took part in the Social Democratic governments under Stefan Löfven from 2014 to 2021.

Offices held
  1. Member of the Swedish Riksdag 2022–
  2. City Commissioner 2014–2022
  3. Municipal commissioner for the minority in Stockholm municipality, Sweden 2011–2014

Source: Wikidata

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Photo: Pawel Flato, CC0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

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Prime Minister of Sweden 2026

OutcomeLeft – RightAgeProbability
Magdalena AnderssonCentre-left5980%
Ulf KristerssonCentre-right6217%
Ebba BuschCentre-right393%
Elisabeth Thand RingqvistCentre541%
Jimmie ÅkessonRight47<1%
Simona Mohamsson<1%
Amanda Lind<1%
Anna-Karin Hatt53<1%
Nooshi DadgostarLeft41<1%
Daniel HelldénCentre-left61<1%

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