Markus Kallifatides

Markus Kallifatides is a Swedish politician and economist who has served as a member of the Riksdag representing Stockholm Municipality since 2012. An academic by background, he has taught organization and management theory at the Stockholm School of Economics since 1996 and holds a Master of Science degree from the institution. Within the Social Democratic Party, he gained prominence as the co-founder and long-time chair of the left-leaning association Reformisterna, where he advocated for investment-driven economic policies, a more progressive tax system, and the removal of for-profit actors from the welfare sector. He has been a vocal critic of traditional fiscal rules, successfully pushing for internal party reforms regarding deficit-financed infrastructure investment.