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 has 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.
Maria Eagle is a British politician who served in the governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. She later served in the Shadow cabinets of Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn. A member of the Labour Party,she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Garston and Halewood,previously Liverpool Garston,since 1997.
Julie Isabel Bishop is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018 and deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 2007 to 2018. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Curtin from 1998 to 2019. She has been the chancellor of the Australian National University since January 2020.
The Minister for Women and Equalities is a ministerial position in the United Kingdom which leads the Government Equalities Office. This is an independent department within the wider Cabinet Office that has responsibility for addressing all forms of discrimination,with particular emphasis on gender inequality. Prior to April 2019,the minister was based at the Home Office,DFID and DfE. Its counterpart in the shadow cabinet is the shadow secretary of state for women and equalities.
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.
Dame Maria Frances Miller is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Basingstoke since 2005. A member of the Conservative Party,she served as Secretary of State for Culture,Media and Sport from 2012 to 2014 under Prime Minister David Cameron.
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is a South African politician and former United Nations official,who served as the Executive Director of UN Women with the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Anna Gunilla Carlsson is a Swedish politician and a member of the Moderate Party. She served as Minister for International Development Cooperation from 2006 to 2013,member of the Swedish Riksdag from 2002 to 2013 and deputy chairman of her party from 2003 to 2015.
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 Employment and Minister for Integration since October 2022.
Nyamko Ana Sabuni is a Swedish politician who was Leader of the Liberals between June 2019 and April 2022. She previously served as Minister for Integration from 2006 to 2010 and as Minister for Gender Equality from 2006 to 2013 in the Swedish government. A member of the Liberal Party,Sabuni was elected a Member of Parliament in 2002. Sabuni made history in June 2019,by becoming the first party leader in the Swedish parliament coming from an ethnic minority and the first party leader of a refugee background. In April 2022,Sabuni resigned as party leader.
Ingrid Maria Larsson is Swedish politician of the Christian Democrats who served as Governor of Örebro County from May 2015 to December 2022,appointed by the cabinet of Stefan Löfven. She previously served as Minister for Children and the Elderly from 2010 to 2014 and as Minister for the Elderly and Public Health from 2006 to 2010. A member of the Christian Democrats,she was an MP of the Swedish Riksdag from 1998 to 2014.
The Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality was a ministry of the Government Offices of Sweden. Its areas of responsibility included consumer affairs,democracy issues,gender equality,human rights,integration issues,metropolitan affairs,minority issues,non-governmental organizations and youth policy. The only minister to head the ministry was Nyamko Sabuni who served as Minister for Gender Equality and as Minister for Integration. She was careful to publicly point out that she is an equalist and not a feminist,not having any group based on gender,race,age,religion or other typical discrimination ground as focus and angle above others in her equality work. In Swedish the role (Jämställdhetsminister) is more exactly translated into called Equality Minister.
The Cameron–Clegg coalition was formed by David Cameron and Nick Clegg when Cameron was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a government,following the resignation of Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 11 May 2010,after the general election on 6 May. It was the UK's first coalition government since the Churchill caretaker ministry in 1945.
Ed Miliband became Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition upon being elected to the former post on 25 September 2010. The election was triggered by Gordon Brown's resignation following the party's fall from power at the 2010 general election,which yielded a Conservative–Liberal Democrat Coalition. Miliband appointed his first Shadow Cabinet in October 2010,following the Labour Party Shadow Cabinet elections. These elections were the last such elections before they were abolished in 2011.
These are some of the notable events relating to politics in 2013.
Julia Klöckner is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Federal Minister of Food,Agriculture and Consumer Protection in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021. Since 2012,she has also been part of the CDU leadership.
Karin Sonja Charlotta Karlsbro is a Swedish politician of the Liberals.
Juno Maria Petra Blom is a Swedish civil servant and former politician who has served as Ombudsman for Children in Sweden since 1 March 2024.
Maria Dmitrievna Kovrigina was a Russian physician who served as the minister of health between 1953 and 1959 and was the first woman appointed to head a ministry at the All-Union level.
