Cecilia Wigström | |
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Member of Riksdag | |
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Born | 29 June 1971 Rogberga, Sweden |
Political party | Liberal People's Party |
Occupation | Politician |
Cecilia Wigström, born 1971, is a Swedish Liberal People's Party politician. She has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002. Wigström was re-elected in October 2006, attracting 6,3% of the People's Party's votes in Göteborg. Wigström, a deeply Christian widowess, is generally perceived to have very high moral standards.
She has often highlighted the plight of Dawit Isaak, a journalist imprisoned by the Eritrean government without trial, after demanding democratic reforms.
Wigström was one of the strong voices supporting the controversial FRA law in Sweden in 2008.