Kent Härstedt (born 29 January 1965, in Helsingborg) is a Swedish social democratic politician, member of the Riksdag from 1998 to 2018. Actively interested in politics since the age of 16, he was elected to the municipal council of Helsingborg, where he remained for six years. He worked as political adviser to vice foreign minister Pierre Schori between 1994 and 1996, and as a freelance writer for amongst others Svenska Dagbladet, Helsingborgs Dagblad, and Arbetarbladet. In 1998 he was elected to the Riksdag and remained until 2018.
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