Josef Fransson
Swedish politician

Josef Fransson (born 25 September 1978) is a Swedish politician who has served as an MP in the Riksdag for the Sweden Democrats party since 2010.
Fransson graduated from Örebro University in 2003 with a degree in engineering. In 2010, Fransson was elected to parliament for the Malmö constituency. In the Riksdag, he has served as a member of the committees on Environment and Agriculture and traffic.
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