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Roland Utbult

Roland Utbult
Member of the Swedish Parliament
for Kristdemokraterna
Assumed office
4 October 2010
Personal details
Born (1951-05-24) 24 May 1951 (age 73)
Öckerö, Sweden
Other political
affiliations
Folkpartiet
OccupationSinger

Roland Utbult (born 24 May 1951) is a Swedish politician and musician. Prior to entering politics, Utbult had a successful musical career in the Christian genre of Swedish music. He is a politician serving Kristdemokraterna in the Swedish Riksdag[1] using his musical ability in his service as a politician[vague] before the parliament.[2] Along with other influential Christian musicians, Utbult appeared on the Swedish version of Gaither Homecoming "Minns du sången," a show much appreciated by many Swedish Christians.[3]

Politics

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He was originally active in Folkpartiet, the Swedish liberal party during his time in politics. However, certain party positions are considered as being incompatible with Utbult's Christian faith.[4] In the 2010 elections Utbult ran, and was elected, as a candidate for the more conservative Kristdemokraterna party and has been a member of the Swedish parliament since that year.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kristdemokraterna — Kontaktportalsida". kristdemokraterna.se. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Utbult brast ut i sång i riksdagen". Expressen. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Svensk mediedatabas". SMDB. n.d. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Folkpartiet borde ta avstånd från abortmotståndaren Utbult". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Roland Utbult (KD)". Riksdagen.se. n.d. Retrieved 15 March 2016.