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Swedish Pensioners' Association
The Swedish Pensioners' Association () is a non-profit, politically and religiously independent, association of pensioners in Sweden, founded in 1939. It was initially called (SFRF) but changed to its present name in 1986. As of February 2009 has over 257,000 members, divided into 857 clubs and 27 districts. Although politically independent, it is seen as the pensioner's association preferred by non-socialists, as the competing organisation National Pensioners' Organisation has close ties to the Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties Form .... Since 2017 its president is Eva Eriksson. References External linksOfficial site Political organizations based in Sweden {{Sweden-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish National Pensioners' Organisation
The Swedish National Pensioners' Organisation (, ''PRO'') is an advocacy group in Sweden representing pensioners. It's the largest pensioners' organisation in Sweden with 399,303 members as of 31 December 2006. PRO describes itself as "politically independent" but has since its founding had close ties to the Swedish Social Democratic labour movement. The current chairman is Lars Wettergren, a former Social Democratic politician. PRO was founded on 1 March 1942. PRO deliberates with the Swedish government in the government's pensioners' committee and in meetings with the Prime Minister, calls on parliament's committee, participates in state investigations, acts as a referral body and participates in the local authorities', county councils' and regions' pensioners' boards. Presidents :1942: Karl Pettersson :1951: Olof Linders :1961: Axel Svensson :1975: Artur Kajbjer :1977: Arne Geijer :1979: Lars Sandberg :1996: Lage Andréasson :2004: Lars Wettergren :2008: Curt Persson :2015: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Social Democratic Party
The Swedish Social Democratic Party, formally the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party ( , S or SAP), usually referred to as The Social Democrats ( ), is a social democratic political party in Sweden. The party is member of the Progressive Alliance and the Party of European Socialists. Founded in 1889, the SAP is the country's oldest and currently largest party. From the mid-1930s to the 1980s, the Social Democratic Party won more than 40% of the vote. From 1932 to 1976, the SAP was continuously in government. From 1982 to 2022, the party was in government with the exception of the periods 1991–1994 and 2006–2014. Since 2022, the party has been out of government. It participates in elections as "The Workers' Party – The Social Democrats" ( ). The first female PM in Swedish history, Magdalena Andersson, is the current leader of the Social Democratic Party. History Founded in 1889 as a member of the Second International, a split occurred in 1917 when the left soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Eriksson (politician)
Eva Eriksson, born 1947 in Vara, was Värmland’s county governor in Sweden from 2004-2012. Career Eva Eriksson has been active in politics in Sweden since the early 1990s. Since 2004, along with being Värmland’s county governor, she has been the Chair of the Swedish American Center board. She was also the vice-chair on the Karlstad University Board of Regents. From 1992-2001, Eriksson served as Vice Party Chair Folkpartiet and she served in Parliament from 1994-1999. Her focus during her career has been on welfare, pharmaceuticals Medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal product, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy ( pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the ..., animal protection and the environment. She helped to found the Svenskamerikanska Rådet (The Swedish American Council) and is the appointed Chair of the organization and its board. Awards Eriksson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
