Tove Lifvendahl (born 14 February 1974 in

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) is

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writer, speaker and political commentator affiliated with the

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Early life and education

Lifvendahl is an adoptee from South Korea. She grew up in

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and graduated from

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Career

In 2000, Lifvendahl was elected national chair of the

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, the youth-wing of the Moderate Party. She was very successful in attracting media attention to the Moderate Youth League, but also led the failed campaign in 2002 which saw the Moderate share of first-time voters decrease from 30% to 13%. On the day of the

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she called for older politicians to resign and make room for younger, more modern Moderates. This contributed to, among others,

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. Lifvendahl has contributed to many publications, among them her own book on former Moderate leader

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. In 2013, she became Political Editor-in-chief of

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, a position she has held since.

Other activities

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, Member of the European GroupMembership

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