Swedish politician (born 1988)
Paula Bieler (born 31 March 1988) is a Swedish former politician for the Sweden Democrats party.[1][2] She became a member of the party in 2009.[3] In November 2013 Bieler became an elected member of Sweden Democrats party council.[4] In the 2014 Swedish general election, Bieler was the party's number six national candidate for the Riksdag, and was elected a member of the Riksdag.[1] Since April 2014 Bieler has also been the party's official political spokesman on gender and gay rights.[1][2] On 11 February 2020, Bieler revealed that she was leaving the Riksdag in an interview with the Swedish tabloid Expressen.[5] Shortly afterwards the podcast Lögnarnas Tempel revealed that she has also left the Sweden Democrats.[6]
It was widely reported that a fellow SD member used an antisemitic slur against Bieler, who then was an active politician, during a party meeting.[7]
Early life
Paula Bieler was born on 31 March 1988 in Västerås, Västmanland, but grew up in Täby.[8] Both of Bieler's parents are from Poland.[9] Bieler's father was Jewish, the son of a high ranking Communist politician who had to escape Poland due to an antisemitic campaign by the government.[10]
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