Father of the House is a title that has been traditionally bestowed,unofficially,on certain members of some legislatures,most notably the House of Commons in the United Kingdom. In some legislatures the title refers to the longest continuously serving member,while in others it refers to the oldest member. Recently,the title Mother of the House or Mother of Parliament has also been used,although the usage varies among countries;it is either the female alternative to Father of the House,being applied when the relevant member is a woman,or refers to the oldest or longest-serving woman without reference to male members.
The politics of Sweden take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy. Executive power is exercised by the government,led by the prime minister of Sweden. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament,elected within a multi-party system. The judiciary is independent,appointed by the government and employed until retirement. Sweden is formally a monarchy with a monarch holding symbolic power.
Berit Andnor is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. She was Minister for Social Affairs of Sweden 2004–2006.
Ewa Hedkvist Petersen is a Swedish politician representing the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden. She was a Member of the Riksdag between 1985 and 1994,and a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2007. As a MEP she sat on the Committee on Transport and Tourism.
Åsa Ingrid Gunilla Westlund is a Swedish politician who has been Member of the Riksdag since 2014,representing Stockholm County. In the Riksdag,she is chairman of the Committee on Finance since 2020.
Eva Birgitta Ohlsson Klamberg is a Swedish politician who was Minister for European Union Affairs in the Swedish government from 2010 to 2014. She is a member of the Liberals,formerly the Liberal People's Party. Birgitta Ohlsson serves as the National Democratic Institute’s director of political parties.
The Social Democratic Women in Sweden,or simply "S-women",is the women's wing of the Swedish Social Democratic Party.
Carina Elisabeth Moberg was a Swedish social democratic politician who was leader of her party's group in the Riksdag from 2011 to 2012,when she was replaced by Mikael Damberg.
Carina Hägg is a Swedish social democratic politician. She has been a member of the Riksdag since 1995. She is also a member of the AWEPA Governing Council.
Carina Adolfsson Elgestam is a Swedish social democratic politician. She has been a member of the Riksdag from 1998 until her retirement in 2016.
Åsa Lindestam is a Swedish social democratic politician. She was a member of the Riksdag from 2002 to 2022 and deputy speaker from 2018 to 2022. She is a member of the Committee on Defence and a Swedish member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
Maj-Inger Klingvall is a Swedish Social Democratic Party politician,who has served as a member of the Riksdag,Minister of Health and Social Affairs,Minister for International Development Cooperation,and Minister for Migration. She was statsråd from 1996 to 2002.
Västra Götaland County East is one of the 29 multi-member constituencies of the Riksdag,the national legislature of Sweden. The constituency was established as Skaraborg County in 1970 when the Riksdag changed from a bicameral legislature to a unicameral legislature. It was renamed Västra Götaland County East in 1998 when the counties of Älvsborg,Gothenburg and Bohus and Skaraborg were merged to create Västra Götaland. The constituency currently consists of the municipalities of Essunga,Falköping,Götene,Grästorp,Gullspång,Hjo,Karlsborg,Lidköping,Mariestad,Skara,Skövde,Tibro,Tidaholm,Töreboda and Vara. The constituency currently elects eight of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 207,560 registered electors.
Jimmy Rickard Ståhl is a Swedish politician for the Sweden Democrats party. He has been a member of the Riksdag since 2014 and represents the Gothenburg Municipality constituency.
The Andersson cabinet was the government of Sweden following the resignation of Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and the hasty election of Magdalena Andersson as his successor. It was expected to be a coalition government consisting of two parties:the Swedish Social Democratic Party and the Green Party. In a late turn of events after the confirmation vote,the Green Party left the government cooperation due to the government's budget proposal failing in the Riksdag. The cabinet were originally planned to be installed on 26 November 2021 during a formal government meeting with King Carl XVI Gustaf,but Andersson decided to resign due to a precedent regarding changes in a government's composition;this happened just seven hours after the vote in the Riksdag. The Speaker then set Andersson up for a new confirmation vote to make sure she still had the Riksdag's approval.
Ilan de Basso is a Turkish-born ethnic Assyrian Swedish politician from the Social Democratic Party.
Carina Ödebrink is a Swedish politician. Since September 2018,she serves as Member of the Riksdag representing the constituency of Jönköping County. She was also elected as Member of the Riksdag in September 2022. She is affiliated with the Social Democrats.
Carina Marianne Fundahn is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party,she has represented Skåne County South since September 2018.
Aleksander Gabelic is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party,he represented Östergötland County between October 2006 and October 2010. He was a member of the European Parliament between April 2018 and July 2019. He was a member of the municipal council in Linköping Municipality and chairman of the Swedish UN Federation.
Reynold Karl Axel Furustrand is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party,he represented Södermanland County between October 1986 and October 2006. He was a member of the European Parliament between January 1995 and October 1995. He was a member of the municipal council in Eskilstuna Municipality from 1976 to 1979.
