The Liberal Women in Sweden ( sv, Liberala kvinnor), is the

women's wing A women's wing is an organisation affiliated with a political party that consists of that party's female membership or acts to promote women within a party. The organisations take different roles and types, with some giving women the option of join ...

of the

Liberals (Sweden) The Liberals ( sv, Liberalerna, L), known as the Liberal People's Party ( sv, Folkpartiet liberalerna) until 22 November 2015, is a conservative liberal political party in Sweden. The Liberals ideologically have shown a broad variety of liberal ...

History

A predecessor was the ''Frisinnade kvinnors riksförbund'' ("Free-minded Women's League") later known as the ''Svenska Kvinnors Vänsterförbund'' ("The Leftist League of Swedish Women"), founded in 1914 and connected to the

Free-minded National Association The Free-minded National Association () was a political party in Sweden. The party was in government from 1905 to 1906 and from 1911 to 1914 under the leadership of Karl Staaff, from 1917 to 1920 under the leadership of Nils Edén, from 1926 to ...

. In 1924, the Women's group of the Frisinnade folkpartiet was founded under Vira Eklund. The Frisinnade folkpartiet was one of the two liberal parties which united in 1934 to form the Liberals. When the Frisinnade folkpartiet and the

Liberal Party of Sweden The Liberal Party of Sweden ( sv, Sveriges Liberala Parti) was a political party in Sweden. It was formed in 1923 by the anti-prohibition minority of the Free-minded National Association as a consequence of the split over the issue on alcohol prohib ...

united to form the

in 1934, there was a need for a women's wing for the new liberal party. After the unification of the two liberal parties and the foundation of the Liberals, a women's wing was founded for the new party by the women's wing of one of the former parties. It was established informally in 1935 and formally in June 1936 under the leadership of Vira Eklund.Liberal ideologi och politik 1934-1984, 1. uppl., Folk & samhälle, Stockholm, 1984

Chairpersons

* Vira Eklund 1935–1938 *

Ellen Hagen Ellen Helga Louise Hagen (''née'' Wadström; 1873–1967) was a Swedish suffragette, women's rights activist and politician. She was a member of the National Association for Women's Suffrage, the chairperson of Liberala kvinnor (Liberal Women) ...

1938–1946 * Ruth Hamrin-Thorell 1946–1950 * Eva Wennerström-Hartmann 1950–1956 * Ingrid Andrén 1956–1962 * Jessie Ståhl 1962–1964 * Margareta Nordström 1964–1967 * Ingegärd Frænkel 1967–1977 * Charlotte Branting 1977–1988 *

Barbro Westerholm Barbro Westerholm (16 June 1933 – 13 March 2023) was a Swedish politician of the Liberals. She was Member of Parliament (Riksdag) from 1988 to 1999 and again from 2006 to 2022. From the mid-1960s Westerholm was an early pioneer in the field ...

1988–1997 * Helena Bargholtz 1997–2006 *

Solveig Hellquist Solveig Hellquist (born January 31, 1949, in Björna, Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrland County), is a Swedish Liberal People's Party politician, member of the Riksdag 2002–2010. She was the Chair of the Liberal women in 2006–2007. External lin ...

2006–2007 *

Birgitta Ohlsson Eva Birgitta Ohlsson Klamberg (born 20 July 1975) 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 Oh ...

2007–2010 * Bonnie Bernström 2010–2012 * Anna Steele 2012–2014 *

Gulan Avci Gulan Avci (born 20 August 1977) is a Swedish politician of Kurdish descent, representing the Liberal Party. She was elected deputy Member of Parliament in 2006 and served March – September 2009 and February – April 2010. In March 2010, she ...

2014–2019 * Cecilia Elving 2019–

References

External links

Liberala kvinnors website
{{Authority control Liberals (Sweden) Women's wings of political parties in Sweden 1936 establishments in Sweden Organizations established in 1936 Organizations based in Stockholm