Nils Daniel Carl Bildt is a Swedish politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994. He led the Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999,appearing at its lead candidate in four general elections,before his appointment as Minister for Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt from 2006 to 2014. Bildt first entered the Riksdag in 1979,holding a seat until 2001. A member of the Bildt family,he is a great-great grandson of Baron Gillis Bildt,who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1888 to 1889.
Hans Göran Persson is a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007.
The Moderate Party,commonly referred to as the Moderates,is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts,the free market,civil liberties and economic liberalism. Globally,it is a full member of the International Democracy Union and the European People's Party.
The Liberals,previously known as the Liberal People's Party until 22 November 2015,is a conservative-liberal political party in Sweden. The Liberals ideologically have shown a broad variety of liberal tendencies. Currently they are seen as following classical liberalism and economic liberalism,and have been described as being centre-right. The party is a member of the Liberal International and Renew Europe.
The Centre Party is a liberal political party in Sweden,founded in 1913.
Nils Olof Thorbjörn Fälldin was a Swedish politician. He was Prime Minister of Sweden in three non-consecutive cabinets from 1976 to 1982,and leader of the Swedish Centre Party from 1971 to 1985. On his first appointment in 1976,he was the first non-Social Democrat Prime Minister for 40 years and the first since the 1930s not to have worked as a professional politician since his teens. He was also the last Prime Minister to not be from the Social Democrats or Moderate Party.
Stig Kjell Olof "Ola" Ullsten was a Swedish politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1978 to 1979 and leader of the Liberal People's Party from 1978 to 1983. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister briefly in 1978 and then again from 1980 to 1982 and served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1979 to 1982. Ullsten is Sweden's only Liberal prime minister since the 1930s.
John Fredrik Reinfeldt is a Swedish economist,lecturer,former Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006 to 2014 and chairman of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 2003 to 2015. He was the last rotating President of the European Council in 2009. He is chairman of the Swedish Football Association since 25 March 2023.
New Democracy was a political party in Sweden. It was founded in 1991 and elected into the Riksdag in the 1991 Swedish general election. It lost all its seats in the Riksdag in the subsequent election in 1994,and its subsequent decline culminated in bankruptcy in February 2000,at which time it retained only one city council post. Local factions of New Democracy reformed into minor parties such as Sjöbopartiet,which experienced mixed success.
This article gives an overview of liberalism and centrism in Sweden. It is limited to liberal and centrist parties with substantial support,mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒denotes another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this article it is not necessary for parties to have labelled themselves as a liberal party.
General elections were held in Sweden on 16 September 1979. Although the Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party,winning 154 of the 349 seats in the Riksdag,the liberal interim government of Ola Ullsten was succeeded by another centre-right coalition government composed of the People's Party,the Moderate Party and the Centre Party,led by Centre Party leader Thorbjörn Fälldin. The three parties together won 175 seats,compared to the 174 won by the Social Democrats and Communists. It was the only time that non-socialist parties retained power in an election between 1928 and 2010. The Moderates dramatically increased their representation in the Riksdag,becoming the largest party of the non-socialist bloc,a position they maintained until 2022.
General elections were held in Sweden on 15 September 1985. The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party in the Riksdag,winning 159 of the 349 seats. Its leader,Olof Palme,kept his position as prime minister. He would retain this position successfully until his assassination in 1986.
Per Erik Gunnar Westerberg is a Swedish politician who was Speaker of the Riksdag from 2006 to 2014. He was a Member of the Riksdag from 1979 to 2014,its most senior member from 2006 to his resignation. He was Sweden's Minister for Industry and Trade from 1991 to 1994.
The deputy prime minister of Sweden is the deputy head of government of Sweden. The incumbent deputy prime minister is Ebba Busch.
The cabinet of Ola Ullsten was the cabinet and Government of Sweden from 18 October 1978 to 12 October 1979.
Kurt Allan Ingemar Mundebo was a Swedish politician who was a member of the Liberal People's Party and former minister for the budget (1976–1980) and minister for the economy (1978–1979).
The Minister of Economics was a member of the government of Sweden. The minister of economics was the head of the Ministry of Economics from 1976 to 1982 which dealt with long-term guidelines for economic policy,the principle orientation of financial and credit policy,international economic cooperation,statistics,questions regarding banking and insurance,the stock exchange and the monetary system.
The Minister for Physical Planning and Local Government was a member of the government of Sweden. The minister for physical planning and local government was the head of the Ministry of Local Government from 1974 to 1982 which was responsible for the county administrative boards,the municipalities,the tax charge offices,the local enforcement offices,etc.,and later also questions regarding the Church of Sweden and other religious communities.
The Minister for the Budget was a member of the government of Sweden. The minister for the budget was the head of the Ministry of the Budget from 1976 to 1982 which was primarily responsible for budget regulation as well as the general administration and accounting of state funds,the state and municipal tax system. State land and buildings,alcoholic beverages,resident registration,press support and information,personnel administrative planning,personnel health care,etc. within the state's area of responsibility,administrative democracy,etc. and training of government employees.
