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.
Carl Johan Henrik Forssell is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has served as Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since 10 September 2024,having served as Minister for Foreign Trade and International Development Cooperation prior to that. and has been Member of the Riksdag since the 2010 general election,representing Stockholm Municipality. He was chairman of the Moderate Youth League,the youth wing of the Moderate Party,from 2004 to 2006.
Ulf Hjalmar Kristersson is a Swedish politician who has been serving as Prime Minister of Sweden since 2022. He has been the leader of the Moderate Party (M) since October 2017 and a member of the Riksdag (MP) for Södermanland County since 2014 and for Stockholm County from 1991 to 2000. He previously served as Minister for Social Security from 2010 to 2014 and as Chairman of the Moderate Youth League from 1988 to 1992.
Carl Johan Georg Pehrson is a Swedish politician who has been leader of the Liberal Party since 8 April 2022. He has been a Member of Parliament since 2018,representing Örebro County,and previously represented the same constituency from 1998 to 2015. He is Minister for Education since September 2024,having served as Minister for Employment and Integration before that.
After a period of rapid growth and unprecedented economic prosperity during the late 1980s,by 1990 the Swedish economy overheated,and after a controversial bill freezing salaries and banning strikes failed in the Riksdag,the social democratic government led by Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson resigned in February 1990. At this time the respected Finance Minister Kjell-Olof Feldt left the government in protest over what he saw as irresponsible economic policies. Carlsson soon formed a new government,but by the time of the general election in September 1991 the economy was in free fall,and with rapidly rising unemployment,the social democrats received the smallest share of votes in sixty years (37.7%),resulting in the loss of office to the opposition,a centre-right coalition led by Carl Bildt.
Karin Elisabeth Svantesson is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She has served as Minister for Finance in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since October 2022 and has served as first deputy leader of the party since 2019.
General elections were held in Sweden on 9 September 2018 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag. Regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The incumbent minority government,consisting of the Social Democrats and the Greens and supported by the Left Party,won 144 seats,one seat more than the four-party Alliance coalition,with the Sweden Democrats winning the remaining 62 seats. The Social Democrats' vote share fell to 28.3 percent,its lowest level of support since 1911.
Ann-Charlotte Acko Linnea Cecilia Ankarberg Johansson is a Swedish politician who serves as Minister for Health Care in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson since October 2022. A member of the Christian Democrats,she has been a member of the Riksdag since 2018 and was party secretary from 2010 to 2018.
General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution,regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The preliminary results presented on 15 September showed the government parties lost their majority,which were confirmed by the final results published on 17 September. After a month of negotiations following the elections that led to the TidöAgreement among the right-wing bloc,Moderate Party (M) leader Ulf Kristersson was elected prime minister on 17 October. The Kristersson cabinet is a minority government of the Moderates,Christian Democrats (KD) and Liberals (L) that relies on confidence and supply from the Sweden Democrats (SD).
In the 2018 Swedish general election,no political group or party won an outright majority,resulting in a hung parliament. On 9 September,the Red-Greens,led by Stefan Löfven's Social Democrats (S),emerged as the main political force in the Riksdag,while the centre-right Alliance led by Ulf Kristersson's Moderate Party only got one seat less. The right-wing populist party Sweden Democrats,led by Jimmie Åkesson,came third. As a result,protracted negotiations were required before a new government formation. On 18 January 2019,Löfven was re-elected as prime minister.
The Kristersson cabinet is the 57th government of Sweden and is formed by Ulf Kristersson,leader of the Moderate Party. It is a coalition government consisting of three parties:the Moderate Party,the Christian Democrats,and the Liberals. The cabinet works closely with the Sweden Democrats,in accordance with the TidöAgreement backed by a majority in the Riksdag.
Eva Maria Louise Malmer Stenergard is a Swedish politician and jurist. Since September 2024,she is the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Kristersson cabinet,having previously served as Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy from 2022 to 2024. She has also been a member of the Member of the Riksdag since 2014.
Pål Henning Jonson is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has served as Minister for Defence in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since 2022.
Romina Pourmokhtari is a Swedish politician for the Liberals. She has served as the Minister for the Environment since 2022 in the Kristersson Cabinet. She has also been a member of the Riksdag for Stockholm Municipality since 2022. She is the youngest-ever minister of a cabinet in Sweden,having ascended to her position at the age of 26.
Charlotta "Lotta" Kristina Johansdotter Edholm is a Swedish politician for the Liberals. Since 18 October 2022 she has been the Minister for Schools in the Ulf Kristersson cabinet.
Andreas Thomas Carlson is a Swedish politician who serves as Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Housing in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson since October 2022. A member of the Christian Democrats,he was a member of the Riksdag from 2010 to 2022 and parliamentary group leader in the Riksdag from 2015 to 2022.
Peter Kullgren is a Swedish politician who serves as Minister of Rural Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson since October 2022. A member of the Christian Democrats,he was party secretary from 2018 to 2022.
Carl-Oskar Simon Bohlin is a Swedish politician who has served as Minister for Civil Defence in the cabinet of Ulf Kristersson since 2022. He is a member of the Moderate Party.
Jakob Forssmed is a Swedish politician who serves as Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson since October 2022. A member of the Christian Democrats,he has been a member of the Riksdag since 2014 and first deputy leader under Ebba Busch since 2015.
Mats Persson is a Swedish politician for the Liberal party. Since September 2024,he has served as the Minister for Employment and Integration in the Ulf Kristersson Cabinet,having previously served as Minister of Education.
