Politicians are getting older – Aftonbladet

Policies. the municipal politicians are getting older – over a quarter have reached retirement age, according to statistics from statistics Sweden. While committed to getting young people into politics.

young people are underrepresented among the country’s politicians. The worst is in Munkfors, where no politician is under 30, although the age group represents 18 percent of the population.

Meanwhile, the older more among Swedish municipal politicians. From the previous parliament was growing proportion aged 65 or older by 4 percentage points to 27 percent.

Old Habo

Håbo the largest share of old politicians, 45 percent.

– It’s a bit of a bedroom community with many young people who commute and many older people who have retired, says the city council’s 61-year-old chairman Ulf Winberg (M).

He has a simple explanation for why the country’s politicians are getting older: Seniors have time.

– Young people with a family can not take time off from work to any degree. You sit in an awful lot of councils, have the task and one to the third. It will be an awful lot of hours and it can not employers, says Ulf Winberg.

Young in Lund

20-year-old student Felix Solberg (M) is the youngest councilors in Lund, the municipality with the highest percentage of young elected representatives, 23 percent. That Lund is a student believes he explains how politicians crowd looks.

– As a student you learn to say what you think. Therefore, many people are involved.

Solberg calls for more talks about politics in school to attract younger. How representation looks are important, he says.

– The more different people to get into politics, the more ideas you get. And the more ideas, the greater the chance that one of them is good, says Felix Solberg.

FACTS

More young and old politicians

the municipalities with the highest percentage of young elected representatives, 18-29

Municipality Percentage

Lund 23

Vaxjo 20

Umeå 20

Botkyrka 19

Karlstad 19

Stockholm 17

Uppsala 17

Gothenburg 17

Eskilstuna 16

Malmo 16

the municipalities with the highest proportion of older trustees, 65+ years

Håbo 45

Ovanåker 44

Danderyd 42

Nykvarn 42

Gnesta 41

Smedjebacken 40

Gullspångsälven 40

Hedemora 40

Bjuv 39

Sotenas 39

Source: Statistics