Thord Göran Hargestam (born 26 June 1966 in Kumla) is a Swedish businessman and politician affiliated to the Sweden Democrats who has served as a member of the Riksdag since 2024.
Biography Hargestam was born in 1966. He was the owner of a construction company before entering politics full time. He was elected as a municipal councilor in Valdemarsvik for the Sweden Democrats and in 2018 became a regional councilor and district chairman for the party in Östergötland.
He stood during the SD during the 2022 Swedish general election but was not elected and instead designated as a substitute member of the Riksdag. He became a full member of parliament to replace Sven-Olof Sällström who died in office and takes Seat 119. Hargestam is a member of the Riksdag Defense Committee and the Swedish-Taiwanese Parliamentarian Association (STPA). In this role, he took part in a visit to Taiwan in 2024 with representatives from other parties in the Riksdag to meet with officials from the Taiwanese government.
Hargestam left his seat from the Swedish parliament on 4 December 2025 after a scandal where Nazi memorabilia, and artefacts (including copies of , Nazi helmets, and idol pictures of Adolf Hitler) were found stashed in an office building rented by him in Valdemarsvik.
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